Garments on display, such as a gray and yellow plaid cape coat from the 1950s that belonged to Doris Duke, a one-piece silk crepe pajama owned by Diana Vreeland, and a black silk faille "Turandot" evening dress are examples of the new style of clothing introduced by a woman who remained a mystery to the end of her life.
The exhibition is organized by Patricia Mears, deputy director of The Museum at FIT. It will be accompanied by a Yale University Press book, Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion, which includes more than 100 photographs of garments from museum and private collections, and from leading magazines.
The exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of The Coby Foundation Ltd, and Yagi Tsusho, the parent company of Madame Grès.
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