Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion

Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion

Known for dressing some of the most famous women of last century, Madame Grès favored draping her Grecian-style dresses on live mannequins and was the last of the couture houses to produce a ready-to-wear line. This air of haute perfection reveals itself in FIT’s exhibit “Madame Grès: Spinx of Fashion,” which showcases not only her sculptured signature dresses, but also a colorful cape worn by Doris Day and an innovative silk crepe pajama dress worn by Diana Vreeland.

(Two-piece evening ensemble, coral wool and angora jersey, gift of Ms. Chessy Rayner)