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Semi Couture dressmakers bodice and accessory

(Belgian, founded 1989)
Spring 1997
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, printed (bodice); silk chiffon plain weave and elastic (accessory)
DimensionsCenter back (Bodice): 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Length (Accessory): 141.6 cm (55 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council
Accession number2016.224.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2016, sold by Resurrection Vintage to the MFA. (Accesstion date: May 25, 2016)
Dress
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Group shot: 2010.226.1-5
Zandra Rhodes
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Karl Lagerfeld
1980s
Group shot: 2010.225.1-2
Zandra Rhodes
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Howard Greer
1940s
around 1850
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Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
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Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 54.810, 54.1028, 51.2628a-b
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About 1914
Group shot: 2016.519.2-3
Bill Blass, Inc.
about 1995