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Designer
Creation date
1990s
Materials
Dress : Acetate (55%) rayon (45%) metal, glass, and cotton
Lining: Acetate (60%) Rayon (40%)
Dimensions
L: 25 1/8 in. (front neck to hem)
L: 24 11/16 in. (back neck to hem)
bust: 32 in.
waist: 27 in.
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Arts Fund, Maxwell Anderson, Laura McGrew, Agapito E. Morgan, Niloo Paydar, Petra Slinkard, Kathleen Kiefer
Accession number
2010.25
Moschino’s great sense of humor and incredible imagination are captured in this dress. The exquisitely embroidered bust area features two beaded teacups covering the breasts. Moschino’s interest in making visual puns is vividly evident here, since the word cup is commonly used to describe a woman's bust size. The phrase “T42” is embroidered in gold metallic threads on the front of the dress.
Consignor, New York; (Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois, September 2, 2009, #338); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2009.
