Woman's evening dress
Hervé Léger
(French, founded in 1985)
Kate Capshaw
(American, born in 1953)
1993
Object PlaceParis, France
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueRayon and Lycra knit; plastic
DimensionsCenter back: 129.5 cm (51 in.)
Center front: 124.5 cm (49 in.)
Center front: 124.5 cm (49 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith Hurwitz Krupp in memory of Alice G. Winn
Accession number2010.229
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceMarch 18, 1999, anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, "Unforgettable: Fashion of the Oscars," lot 4a, purchased by Judith Krupp, Wellesley, MA [see note 1]; gift of Krupp to the MFA (Accession date: April 14, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] This dress was sold as part of a benefit auction for AMFAR held by Christies in which dresses worn to the Academy Awards were sold. This dress was worn by Kate Capshaw to the Oscars on Monday, March 21, 1994 where her husband Stephen Spielberg was nominated for Best Director for "Schindler's List."
NOTES:
[1] This dress was sold as part of a benefit auction for AMFAR held by Christies in which dresses worn to the Academy Awards were sold. This dress was worn by Kate Capshaw to the Oscars on Monday, March 21, 1994 where her husband Stephen Spielberg was nominated for Best Director for "Schindler's List."
