L'art pour l'art

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Elizabeth Taylor wearing an Edith Head designed dress in A Place in the Sun, 1951.

The dress had six layers of white net over a pale mint green taffeta , studded with single velvet violets, and a bodice covered in white velvet violets with green centers. It caused a sensation among prom-going young ladies that year. Manufacturers recognized the fact and had copies of the gowns ready for purchase in stores at the time of the film’s release.

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• Evening dress.

Designer/Maker: Jean Dessès (Paris, France)

Date: 1960

Medium: Silk, glass and metal

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• Delphos.

Date: ca. 1920

Designer/Maker: Mariano Fortuny

Medium: Silk, venetian glass beads.

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The “Greek” style - proving that reform dresses can be beautiful and elegant.  :)

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Valentin Yudashkin Couture Spring/Summer 2020

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Evening dress, 1908

From the Cleveland History Center on Pinterest

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Evening dress, 1901

From the Cleveland History Center on Pinterest

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lol they weren’t 🤣

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Pamella Roland Spring 2014 Ready-To-Wear

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Edward Arsouni Fall 2018 Haute Couture “Divina”

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• Evening Dress.

Date: 1959

Designer/Maker: Beril Jents; Worn by: Fayette Lundgren (nee Hayek)

Place of origin: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Medium: Silk brocade, silk taffeta, silk velvet.

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• Beaded evening dress.

Date: 1950

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Randa Salamoun Couture, Fall / Winter 2010.

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Randa Salamoun Couture, Fall / Winter 2010.

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Randa Salamoun Couture, Fall / Winter 2010.

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Randa Salamoun Couture Fall/Winter 2010/2011

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Belle époque

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Nicole + Felicia Couture, Spring / Summer 2022.

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