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Evening dress

Couture Line Gianni Versace Italian
Design House Gianni Versace Italian
Designer Gianni Versace Italian
fall/winter 1997–98
Not on view
Byzantine mosaics and gold, chiefly through the forms of Ravenna, were a recurrent design fascination for Versace, beginning with fall-winter 1991-1992. For fall 1997, which he did not live to see, he had designed gold-mesh (a Versace signature) and leather dresses with Byzantine crosses inspired by having seen "The Glory of Byzantium" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Thus a museum shows art and inspires art, interprets history and becomes a part of the historical process.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening dress
  • Couture Line: Gianni Versace (Italian, founded 1978)
  • Design House: Gianni Versace (Italian, founded 1978)
  • Designer: Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946–1997)
  • Date: fall/winter 1997–98
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: metal mesh
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donatella Versace, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.137.1
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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