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Dress

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Halter-style dress with a tie at the neck and a deep flounce at the bottom. Looping is tighter in the mid-section to provide shaping. Geometric pattern of diamond patterns in off-white, tan, dark brown and dark blue.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Lydia Novillo, (Argentine, born 1969)
Maker
Lydia Novillo, (Argentine, born 1969)
Date
2009
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund
Medium
Medium: chaguar fiber (bromeliad family) Technique: interconnected looping and crocheted Label: Chaguar fiber in interconnected looping and crochet
Dimensions
H x W: 176.7 x 77.3 cm (5 ft. 9 9/16 in. x 30 7/16 in.); includes tie
Type
costume & accessories
Dress

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