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Designer
Creation date
Fall/Winter 1986/1987
Materials
acetate knit
Dimensions
L: 67 1/4 in. (back neck to hem)
Credit line
Deaccessioned Textiles Fund, purchased with funds provided by Marian M. Pettengill
Accession number
2011.16
This garment, a great example of Alaïa’s precise tailoring and immaculate construction, has a fluid drape when placed on the body. The “mermaid” silhouette demonstrates Alaïa’s interest in representation of the ideal female form in figure-revealing stretchy, clinging knit fabrics.
(Beverley Birks, New York, New York); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2011.
