Dinner dress
Medium
silk
Classification
Dinner dress
Culture
French
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mary Pierrepont Beckwith, 1969
Accession Number
C.I.69.33.3a, b
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 1870s Parisian fashion with this exquisite *Dinner dress* from the House of Worth, designed by Charles Frederick Worth around 1877. Worth, often hailed as the father of couture, revolutionized dressmaking by introducing made-to-measure garments and live mannequin presentations, elevating fashion to an art form. Crafted in luxurious silk, this French masterpiece from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute embodies the grandeur of the Second Empire's fading elegance, just before the Belle Époque. Silk's shimmering sheen and fluid drape made it the ideal ...