Woman's Dress

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Woman's Dress

1966

Paco Rabanne used innovative, offbeat materials made possible by 1960s technology to dispense with needles, seams, and fasteners. This dress, made of hundreds of lightweight silver and black plastic disks linked by metal rings, is so revealing that it was usually worn over a body stocking. It comes from Rabanne’s first collection, which he titled Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman's Dress
Silver and Black Dress

Date:

1966

Artist:

Medium:

Rhodoid cellulose acetate plastic and metal

Dimensions:

Center Front Length: 36 inches (91.4 cm) Center Back Length: 55 inches (139.7 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Rubye Graham, 1969

Accession Number:

1969-54-5

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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