Dress, 1987-1992
No. 2000.0134.1
Gift of Priscilla Wood
Neg. No. 2000-11060
Neg. No. 2000-11059

Her sense of taste and style won many accolades, especially from friends who eventually became her clients. After many years on the International Best Dressed list, she embarked on a career in textile design. She arrived in the United States in 1980 with her husband and four daughters. Her friend, Diana Vreeland, former editor of Vogue magazine, convinced her to design dresses rather than fabrics.

This dress is a yellow, gold, peach, blue, and green floral-printed black plissé silk dress with long sleeves. It has a dropped waist bodice, circular skirt and gold satin trim around neck, sleeve and skirt edges.

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