Loading

Champagne silk gauze netting, leather, metal, and rubber / Spring 2007, France / Lent by Givenchy
Fashion often plays a role in the construction of gothic narratives. The ghostly white nightgown in The Nightmare contributes to the painting’s aura of sex, death, and the supernatural – and it has influenced contemporary gothic fashions, such as this Givenchy evening dress.

Henry Fuseli / Swiss-born British, 1741-1825 / The Nightmare, 1781 / Reproduced courtesy of The Detroit Institute of Arts / Photograph © 2005 The Detroit Institute of Arts
The Nightmare was a DIA Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Smokler and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman.

Details

  • Title: Evening dress
  • Creator: Riccardo Tisci
  • Fashion House: Givenchy
  • Date Created: Spring 2007
  • Location Created: France
  • Season: Spring 2007
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
  • Medium: Silk gauze netting, leather, metal, rubber
  • Credit: Lent by Givenchy

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Flash this QR Code to get the app

Interested in Fashion?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Google apps