#ball gown
Stunning wedding gown by Sadek Majed
Wonderful Design
ab. 1912 Ball gown (+ bodice and skirt) by House of Worth
gown - silk, metal, crystal beads, bugle beads, rhinestones; supplementary weft patterning, satin, tulle, embroidery
skirt and bodice - silk; beads; paillettes
(Rhode Island School of Design Museum)
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Ball gown
Design House: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
Designer: Charles Frederick Worth (French (born England), Bourne 1825–1895 Paris)
Date: ca. 1872
Culture: French
Medium: silk
Location: The Met
Worth rarely scrutinized or adapted forms from the East; in this unusual example, he has emulated Middle Eastern enamels. More often, he was an instrument of a Western taste that was projected globally via imperialism. He is said to have created 250 dresses on commission from Empress Eugénie for her appearances at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1868. This gown was worn by Mrs. William De Forest Manice, the donor’s grandmother, at both the French and English courts during the reigns of Napoleon III and Queen Victoria. When worn on such occasions, the dress had a detachable brocade train, since destroyed.
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Silk ball gown (American, circa 1820).
Images and text information courtesy The Met ( Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection).
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