Evening dress in black, green, red, yellow and deep blue horizontally striped wool twill flannel
claire mccardell wiseman (1905 – 1958)
Discover Claire McCardell Wiseman's iconic American sportswear designs! Pioneering fashion in the 1900s-1950s, known for Tattersalls & chic, wearable art.
Museum of the City of New York (New York City, United States of America)
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Evening dress in black, green, red, yellow and deep blue horizontally striped wool twill flannel; full-length; slightly fitted bodice; square neckline; double black spaghetti straps fasten to brass ball button shoulder front; natural waistline, belt loops; straight tubular skirt lightly gathered at hips, more fully gathered across back; diagonal slash side back hip pockets; proper left side zipper closure. Labels: Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley ; Lord & Taylor.
About this artwork
- Title: Evening dress in black, green, red, yellow and deep blue horizontally striped wool twill flannel
- Artist: claire mccardell wiseman
- Year: 1952
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Museum of the City of New York
- Corpus context: post-war optimism , geometric abstraction
- Color palette: Pastels
- Main color: White
- Keywords: 1950s evening dress , brass button closure , black and green dress


