Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Detail of dress closure

Item

1997.408.a_closure.jpg

Title

Detail of dress closure

Description

A. Black silk matelassé cocktail dress; surplice wrap style; V-neckline, dipping very low in front; long straight sleeves; padded shoulders; straight skirt; knee length.

Outfit also has a large black velvet bow (Object ID #1997.408.b) and a large pink silk satin bow (Object ID #1997.408.c), either of which can be attached to the dress at the right hip.

From the Fall/Winter 1987-88 collection.

Relation

Cocktail dress with black bow (Object ID #1997.408.ab)
Cocktail dress with pink bow (Object ID #1997.408.ac)
Detail of dress where bow attaches (Object ID #1997.408.a)

Creator

Givenchy

Date

1987

Source

Donor: Museum at F.I.T.

Is Part Of

Identifier

Object ID #1997.408.a
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/9887d47f1bf51ed662fe02db6d269c87.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

Still Shot

Collection

Citation

Givenchy, “Detail of dress closure,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed August 10, 2026, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/5111.