Cocktail dress
Object type: Cocktail Dress
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: House of Dior|Yves Saint Laurent
Artist bio: French, founded 1947|French (born Algeria) Oran 1936–2008 Paris
Artist role: Design House|Designer
Artist nationality: French|French, born Algeria
Date: spring/summer 1959
Medium: silk
Credit line: Gift of Joyce von Bothmer, 1976
Accession year: 1976