Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Cocktail dress

Item

Title

Cocktail dress

Description

Black rayon and sequin cocktail dress; dutch collar; 5 seams extending from center front neck outwards to waist before turning into pleats; additional small pleat on either side near side seam; black sequins mimic the shape of a bolero jacket, rounded at the front and extending down the long sleeves, with the hem being the faux "hem"; 1.5 inch wide cuffs made of self-fabric; 22.5 inch long center back zipper closure; collar connects to itself in back with hook and eye; above the knee length. Tag: "Geoffrey Beene, New York".

Creator

Beene, Geoffrey

Date

1985-1990

Source

Donor: David Toser

Identifier

Object ID #2025.02.10
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/d475b481b085cc07ff82f116946016a1.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Beene, Geoffrey, “Cocktail dress,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed July 2, 2026, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4971.