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A-line, sleeveless black silk chiffon evening dress hand embroidered with various surrealist motifs including a tear-drop shaped medallion with a central eye surrounded by pearls and sequin “tears” that drip down a side pleat.

Details

  • Title: Dress
  • Creator: Raf Simons
  • Creator Birth Date: 1968
  • Fashion House: Christian Dior
  • Date Created: 2013
  • Physical Dimensions: Center back: 101.6 cm (40 in.)
  • Provenance: 2013, made by House of Christian Dior; 2014, sold by the Christian Dior Boutique, Boston to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
  • Season: Autumn / Winter 2013
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Silk plain weave (chiffon), beaded adn embroidered

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