Loan to Museum at FIT

The Kent State University currently has a piece on loan to the exhibition Paris, Capital of Fashion on view at the Museum at FIT in New York City. Soirée de Paris is a beautiful black velvet dress with white satin sash and bow that was designed by Yves Saint Laurent when he worked for Christian Dior in 1955. The dress became famous from a photograph taken by Richard Avedon for Harper's Bazaar which showed the model Dovima wearing the dress surrounded by elephants. The exhibition runs through January 4, 2020.

For more information see the Museum at FIT website.