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  • Dinner dress

    Dinner dress

    Traina-Norell (American, founded 1941)

    Date: 1951
    Accession Number: 2009.300.265

  • Dress

    Dress

    Azzedine Alaïa (French, born Tunisia, 1940)

    Date: ca. 1993
    Accession Number: 1996.482.20

  • Dress

    Dress

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: spring/summer 1951
    Accession Number: C.I.65.33.14a, b

  • Dress

    Dress

    House of Ricci (French, founded 1932)

    Date: 2007
    Accession Number: 2007.376.1

  • Chinese Collection

    Chinese Collection

    Giorgio di Sant'Angelo (American, born Italy, 1933–1989)

    Date: holiday 1971
    Accession Number: 2006.464.2

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Adele Simpson (American, New York 1904–1995 Greenwich, Connecticut)

    Date: 1964–66
    Accession Number: 1980.594.1

  • Dress

    Dress

    Paul Poiret (French, Paris 1879–1944 Paris)

    Date: ca. 1929
    Accession Number: 1989.165.2

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Date: ca. 1940
    Accession Number: 1982.422.7

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946–1997)

    Date: 1996
    Accession Number: 1999.328.4

  • Dress

    Dress

    Date: ca. 1801
    Accession Number: 1983.401.2

  • "Shades of Picasso"

    "Shades of Picasso"

    Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: 1984.139

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: ca. 1970
    Accession Number: 1984.607.19

  • "Mexico"

    "Mexico"

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: spring/summer 1953
    Accession Number: C.I.65.14.7a–c

  • Dress

    Dress

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: C.I.43.84.12a–c

  • Dress

    Dress

    Date: ca. 1840
    Accession Number: 1993.32

  • Dress

    Dress

    Date: ca. 1955
    Accession Number: 1981.264.7a, b

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: late 1960s–mid-1980s
    Accession Number: 1997.478.4

  • "Annapurna"

    "Annapurna"

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: fall/winter 1955–56
    Accession Number: C.I.55.76.13

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: 1967
    Accession Number: 1994.569.2a, b

  • Ball gown

    Ball gown

    House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)

    Date: 1895–1900
    Accession Number: 2009.300.1290a, b

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  • Dinner dress
    Dinner dress

    Traina-Norell (American, founded 1941)

    Date: 1951
    Accession Number: 2009.300.265

  • Dress
    Dress

    Azzedine Alaïa (French, born Tunisia, 1940)

    Date: ca. 1993
    Accession Number: 1996.482.20

  • Dress
    Dress

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: spring/summer 1951
    Accession Number: C.I.65.33.14a, b

  • Dress
    Dress

    House of Ricci (French, founded 1932)

    Date: 2007
    Accession Number: 2007.376.1

  • Chinese Collection
    Chinese Collection

    Giorgio di Sant'Angelo (American, born Italy, 1933–1989)

    Date: holiday 1971
    Accession Number: 2006.464.2

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Adele Simpson (American, New York 1904–1995 Greenwich, Connecticut)

    Date: 1964–66
    Accession Number: 1980.594.1

  • Dress
    Dress

    Paul Poiret (French, Paris 1879–1944 Paris)

    Date: ca. 1929
    Accession Number: 1989.165.2

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Date: ca. 1940
    Accession Number: 1982.422.7

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946–1997)

    Date: 1996
    Accession Number: 1999.328.4

  • Dress
    Dress

    Date: ca. 1801
    Accession Number: 1983.401.2

  • "Shades of Picasso"
    "Shades of Picasso"

    Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California)

    Date: 1945
    Accession Number: 1984.139

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: ca. 1970
    Accession Number: 1984.607.19

  • "Mexico"
    "Mexico"

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: spring/summer 1953
    Accession Number: C.I.65.14.7a–c

  • Dress
    Dress

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: C.I.43.84.12a–c

  • Dress
    Dress

    Date: ca. 1840
    Accession Number: 1993.32

  • Dress
    Dress

    Date: ca. 1955
    Accession Number: 1981.264.7a, b

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: late 1960s–mid-1980s
    Accession Number: 1997.478.4

  • "Annapurna"
    "Annapurna"

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: fall/winter 1955–56
    Accession Number: C.I.55.76.13

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)

    Date: 1967
    Accession Number: 1994.569.2a, b

  • Ball gown
    Ball gown

    House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)

    Date: 1895–1900
    Accession Number: 2009.300.1290a, b

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