Imperial Russian court dress

Designer

Worth, Charles Frederick

nationality

English

birth-death

1825-1895

Creation date

about 1888

Materials

silk lamé moiré, silk velvet, embroidered with clear glass crystals, silver sequins, silver foil, silver strips

Dimensions

skirt) L: 47 1/2 in. |

Not Currently On View

Credit line

Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Accession number

2006.3

Gallery Label

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Considered the father of French couture, Englishman Charles Frederick Worth opened his fashion house in Paris in 1858. A favorite of Empress Eugenie, he dressed the French aristocracy and was patronized by European royalty and international society.

This impressive court dress is composed of a silver moiré skirt and a luminous emerald green silk velvet boned bodice with a matching 12-foot train. It is trimmed with a band of luxurious silk fringe and velvet ruffles.

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