August 20
A creation by Madam Gris hasn’t made an appearance on the calendar for a while but today we have a silk shocking pink cocktail dress from 1960.
This dress is inspired from Eastern dress. With this evening dress, Madam Gris fitted and wrapped a sari over the underbodice- a combination of two worlds. Like her well-known caftans, the sari inspired design is cognizant of the body.
This was a purchase of various donors in 1993.
The accession number is 1993.190 at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/80753.
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August 19
Today’s silk and glass French evening dresses (actually one has pants) by Jeanne Hallée (French, 1880–1914) are from the same years as the example yesterday. What a difference! These are avant guard and dramatic.
They were a gift of the Isabel Shults fund in 1981. Their accession number is 1981.328.3 at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/94862.
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August 18
Today’s pink gold printed silk with gold lace and metallic accents evening dress is by the Mrs. Osborn Company (American) in 1911-13. I’m showing the back because it is very elegant and the front has some design questions for me. There was no commentary on this design on the research site nor could I find information on the Mrs. Osborn Company.
It was a gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr. in 1967. Its accession number is 2009.300.3305 at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158228.
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My life has been in a spin lately, that is, I’ve been on my spinning wheel creating new yarn and in the dye lab painting skeins. It’s just good to have handy some yarns for upcoming projects.
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August 17
Today’s French parasol from 1905 is not done justice by this photo. This exquisitely crafted detail can only be seen in various close up shots that are on the Met’s research site.
Parasols were necessary accessories during the Belle Epoch. This particular stunning silk/metal/synthetic and wood object likely belonged to Phoebe Hearst (1842-1919) or Millicent Hearst (1882-1974), Grandmother-in-law and Mother-in-Law, respectively, of the donor, Austine Hearst.
This was a gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr. in 1982. Its accession number (for some beautiful details) is 2009.300.2618 at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/157464.
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August 16th is a 1924 wool knit dress from Gabrielle Chanel (French, Saumur 1883–1971 Paris). “Particularly known for her innovative sportswear designs, Chanel used knits, such as jersey or knit tweed, to great advantage. With this early example, she has created a dress that is both stylish and practical (you can just slip it on like a sweater). She has also combined form and function with the braided self-fabric trim also serving as button loops at the center front and sleeve cuffs.
This was a purchase of the Irene Lewisohn Bequest in 1975. It accession number is 1975.7 at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/83158.
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