Madame Grès: 6 works

A slideshow of artworks auto-selected from multiple collections

By Google Arts & Culture

Evening dress (1967) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Known for her classically inspired, form-fitting gowns, in the mid-1960s Grès began experimenting with geometrically cut pattern pieces to create more free-flowing designs.'

Evening dress (1969) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'In an early example of Gres' experimentation with gathered and poufed forms, she uses the fabric's crisp body and light sheen to create a smooth columnar gown.'

Evening dress (ca. 1968) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Madame Alix Grès' career spanned five decades and throughout she excelled in the ability to manipulate fabric and use its innate characteristics to enhance her designs. She introduced her classically inspired evening gowns in the 1930s, using drapable silk jersey to create the body-skimming form.'

Dress (spring/summer 1974) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Madame Alix Grès' career spanned five decades and throughout them all she excelled in her ability to manipulate fabric and use its innate characteristics to enhance her designs. She executed flowing body-skimming garments inspired by Greek dress; minimalist, sculptural forms and voluminous, dramatic shapes.'

Evening dress (fall/winter 1979) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Cutouts and asymmetry, two hallmarks of Grès' design, are displayed in the strapless bodice with its angular upper quadrant detail, asymmetric fabric treatment and triangular void.'

Dinner ensemble (fall/winter 1980) by Madame Grès (Alix Barton)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Grès was also influenced by regional costume and mixes a well-known Indian form with geometric shapes, both in bold colors.'

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