Artwork Details
Designer
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
L: 26 in. (blouse)
Mark Description
Bill Blass / Neiman Marcus
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanore R. Carruth
Copyright
Collection
Color Palette
Provenance
Eleanore R. Carruth, New York; through (Stan Weaver, New York, New York); given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1984.
Gallery Labels
In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of fashion designers produced two-piece ensembles for both day and evening wear that were modeled after 1930s pajamas. The style was simple, but the fabrics they chose were usually interesting and unexpected.
In the 1980s Blass reintroduced the use of bright colors—orange, emerald, hot pink, and yellow—for formal and day wear. Reminiscent of a Mexican “Hacienda” dress, the blouse and wide-legged pants are constructed in companion prints, both abstract and executed in bold colors. The blouse has wide elbow- length sleeves set in deep armholes with a rounded notch collar. The collar, shoulder seams, and cuffs are adorned with precise pleating.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
May 4, 2012 - January 27, 2013
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