Woman's evening dress
Olivier Theyskens
(Belgian, born in 1977)
House of Rochas
(French, founded in 1925)
Spring/Summer 2005
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, feahers
DimensionsCenter front (dress): 149.9 cm (59 in.)
Center back (dress): 198.1 cm (78 in.)
Center front (crinoline): 121.9 cm (48 in.)
Center back (dress): 198.1 cm (78 in.)
Center front (crinoline): 121.9 cm (48 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number2010.388.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2005, created by Olivier Theyskens for the House of Rochas, Paris; March 10, 2010, Rochas sale, Piasa, Paris, lot 90, to Cameron Silver of Decades, Inc., Los Angeles [see note 1]; purchased from Decades by the MFA (Accession date: June 16, 2010)NOTES:
[1] The fashion division of the House of Rochas was discontinued in July 2006, and it is presumed that the house was the seller of the models in this auction.
early 18th century
1805–10
mid-19th century