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Dress

Description: Dress of black sheer knit. Cowl neckline is self-faced; sleeveless; knee-length. Bottom has three rows of looped strips of fabric. Lined in black sheer organza.
Date: Spring 2000
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of light, see-through gold silk gazar damask with a design of scrolls/arabesques. A) Kaftan. Full length, with v-neckline. At neckline/back neckline, sleeve ends/cuffs, and in three areas on torso are openwork areas with heavy openwork "web" of branch forms made of heavy gold and copper metallic cord. Long sleeves. Slits from thigh to hem on each side. Designer's label: "Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture label beneath: "172 467" B) Top. "Camisole"-esque top of same fabric, sleeveā€¦ more
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble. A) Dress of heavy, "felted", dusty pink wool. Sheath-style dress, loose fitting, calf-length. Rounded neckline, sleeveless. Blanket stitch decorative stitching on bodice, and around hem, neck, and armscye. Center back zipper. Lined in matching color silk. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture number: "74115" B) Coat of heavy, "felted" green wool. Calf length; flat collar lined in pink; pink decorative blanket stitching on bodice and around collar, wrists, anā€¦ more
Date: Autumn 2000
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Ensemble

Description: a) Shirt of light magenta satin. Notched collar; waistline darts. Long sleeves with cuffs. Three buttons at center front; buttons are on wrong side; nonworking braided buttons are on correct side of garment; one hidden snap below buttons. Lined in sheer pink organza. b) Pants of magenta satin. Pleated front; front pockets; waistband. Pants open with two hook and eye closures and a hidden button above left pocket. c) Coat of magenta feathers. Lined in sheer red organza. Center back collar laā€¦ more
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: (a) Dress of brown silk with overlayer of black tulle with black embroidery in swirl design and black lace. Knee length; top of bodice and long sleeves made of black lace; four covered buttons at sleeve hems; twelve covered buttons and zipper at center back. (b) Belt of black silk. Two inches wide; frayed ends.
Date: 1993/2003
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Dress of brown velvet and satin. Full length; princess seams; asymmetrical bodice comes to a point above left breast; two satin straps attach to right side point on back; brown satin edge around bodice and brown satin bows at points on front and back; partially attached boned lining. Zipper down right princess seam on back; lined in brown silk with separate zipper.
Date: 1993/2003
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: A) Evening dress of black and pink. Outer layer of black mesh with large floral appliques and embroidery. High waistline. Bodice is sleeveless. Full-length. Center back zipper. Under layers of: light pink tulle; light pink tulle; light pink organdy; light pink inner sheath of silk(?). Princess seams. Built-in bra with underwires and with boning in bodice. Designer's label at left armscye: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture number underneath: "N=173204" B) Stole of black tulle. Ruchedā€¦ more
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: a) Evening dress of red satin and red floral lace with velvet and gold details. Full length; a-line; deep v-neck; lace continues from bodice to hips, followed by satin. Off the shoulder long sleeves with flared wrists. Center back zipper with overlay of lace with snaps and button closure. "Pierre Balmain / Paris" b) Underskirt of five layers of red stiff tulle netting and single red silk layer.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of black net covered with black silk applique in a floral motif. Jewel neckline; full length flared skirt. Top of bodice and long sleeves lined with closer-knit black silk net; sleeves have vents with one black covered button with loop. Center back zipper with 14 non-working matching black covered buttons; 4 working buttons above zipper. Keyhole back with one matching button and hook & eye at neckline. Bodice has interior support structure corset with boning and petersham; coveredā€¦ more
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Dress of navy blue satin. Full length; princess seams; round neck; two front patch pockets with bows of navy blue grosgrain ribbon; center back zipper and hook and eye at neck; bodice lined in navy blue.
Date: 1995/2003
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: a) Dress of gray ombrĆ© silk chiffon. Full length. Empire bodice of openwork lace in a gray, green, peach, and cream floral and swirl design. Bodice lined in peach organza. Sleeveless. Skirt gradually turns from gray at top to dark pink at bottom and to purple on back. Back bodice has deep, V-shape. Fabric gathered at waist; center back zipper; open seam at back reveals underskirt of ombrĆ© fabric and two layers of dark pink silk chiffon. Designer's label at inside, left underarm: "Pierre Balmaiā€¦ more
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Evening ensemble: A) Evening dress of black silk with printed white polka-dots. Strapless, with sweetheart bustier. Sleeveless. Full-length, with fitted and boned bodice, and with princess seaming. Seam at waist. Straight skirt, with added fullness at back for movement. No seam at center back, and zipper is set into left side princess seam at back. Hook & eye at top of zipper, and inner zipper for lining/boning layer. Hook-and-eye tape at inner bodice. Designer's label at inside: "Pierre Balmaiā€¦ more
Date: 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: A) Evening gown of black tulle. Full length, with full, layered skirt. Bodice with high waistline, strapless, with sweetheart neckline. 11 self-covered non-functioning buttons at center front camouflaging the zipper. Hook-and-eye at top of zipper. Bodice covered with outer layer of horizontally ruched black tulle, over inner layer of pink. Full-length full skirt of outer layer of black tulle, gathered into waist, and with scrolling black tulle appliques at hem. Under-layer of black tulle/mesh, ā€¦ more
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: a) Dress of black lace and black silk chiffon laser cut floral fringe. Ankle length; bodice of black lace; round neck; sleeveless. Skirt of black lace with twelve tiers of laser cut floral fringe. Center back zipper and 6 hook and eye closures. Sixteen decorative lace covered button down back. Skirt lined in light brown; bodice partially lined in sheer black chiffon. Designer's label at inside back zipper at top of brown lining: "Pierre Balmain" Couture number tag on back of designer's label: ā€¦ more
Date: 1995/2003
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Dress of black velvet. Full-length, off-the-shoulder, with sweetheart neckline. Long sleeves with bell-shaped cuffs, covered from elbow to cuff with gold leaf applique outlined in black chenille. Cuffs with chenille trim. Fisheye darts in front below the empire waist seam. Back with princess seams and center back zipper. Black lining.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: a) Evening dress of pink silk; 3/4 sleeves; shoulder princess seams with topstitching; waist seam; back invisible zipper at left princess seam; floor length; b) belt of matching pink with rhinestone buckle; c) pink and green sheer scarf.
Date: 1995/2001
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Dress of brown velvet; brown sable fur around wide low neckline; brown silk sash attached around empire waistline with center front bow; full-length flared skirt; center back zipper; back princess seams; front princess seams extend to hips then angle downward toward side seams; no side seam below hips; long sleeves with vents and 3 working buttons; brown lining.
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening dress of Ivory silk with faux tortoise shell details. A) Jacket. Long sleeves. Four buttons on center front closure. Princess seams. B) Sheath style dress. Straight skirt; full length.
Date: 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening Gown

Description: Ballgown of olive/brown iridescent silk taffeta with all over Lesage embroidery of metallic thread, beads, small sequins, and green chenille yarn. Full length; round neck; long sleeves; center back zipper. Lined in copper colored organza. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Style label under designer's label: "173666" Accompanying gown, but not shown: Stole of olive green silk; fringed ends. Petticoat for dress. Under layers of very stiff olive netting. Inner support bodice of coā€¦ more
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening gown and stole

Description: Evening dress and stole. (a) Evening dress of pink silk chiffon. Strapless with shirred bust. empire waist. shoulder strap left shoulder of gathered chiffon. Salmon silk satin underdress. Zipper on left. (b) Stole of silk rose chiffon 1 yard X 3 yards.
Date: 1992/1995
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening Jacket

Description: Evening jacket of black net and gold embellishments. Collarless neckline has slight scalloped effect. Long sleeves and flared shape from waistline. Center front opening with zipper having a black tassel with 3 strands of covered globes. Constructed of layered netting with encased gold lame cut outs and leaf motifs of black lace, gold lace, beading, sequins and gold braid by Lesage. Designer's label at left side seam near armhole: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Style number on back of designer's labā€¦ more
Date: 1993
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening Jacket

Description: Jacket of black satin covered with velvet floral and embroidery appliques. Hip-length jacket flares from waist to hem. Standing portrait collar with sweetheart neckline. Long fitted sleeves with flared black satin cuffs. Center front opening with 5 non-functioning large circular black satin covered buttons and various hidden hooks and snaps. Complex inner structure. Jacket has inner boned bustier-like structure that zippers up front and has inner petersham belt below bust. Jacket "shell" ā€¦ more
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening suit

Description: a) Evening jacket of black ribbon and threads in a loose textured basket weave; matte black shawl collar falls over shoulders and gathers at neckline; 5 black buttons cover hidden snaps at center front; 3/4 sleeves have 1 nonworking button at each vent; front pockets have 2 triangle flaps; 1 of basket weave fabric and 1 of matte fabric laying over it; princess seams; black silk lining. B) Skirt of black ribbon and threads in a loose textured basket weave. Four darts front and back; knee length;ā€¦ more
Date: 1993/2001
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar
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