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Evening dress

Azzedine AlaïaWinter 1986

The Museum at FIT

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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  • 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
The Museum at FIT

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