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Evening dress
Azzedine AlaïaWinter 1986
The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States
This “Mermaid” dress features a zipper that wraps around the wearer’s body, demonstrating Azzedine Alaïa’s talent for construction. Alaïa trained as a sculptor at the École des Beaux Arts in Tunis, and his knowledge of the human form is intrinsic to his figure-revealing clothing.
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Details
- Title: Evening dress
- Creator: Azzedine Alaïa
- Creator Birth Date: 1939
- Fashion House: Alaïa
- Date Created: Winter 1986
- Location Created: France
- Season: Winter 1986
- Type: Dress
- Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
- Medium: Green acetate knit
- Credit: Gift of Azzedine Alaia In Memory of Arthur Englander
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