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Laura Mulleavy
Woman's Dress with Accessories from the 'Fra Angelico Collection'2011

Not on view
Displayed dress with peach taffeta bodice, dramatic cutout front, starburst waist ornament of gold rods, voluminous bubble hip, and long tangerine pleated skirt
Fashion garment in peach and orange tones, displayed on an invisible mannequin; structured origami-folded bodice with open back, gathered skirt, and finely pleated chiffon skirt below, cinched at the waist with a narrow gold belt accented by radiating metallic threads.
Close-up detail of a gold starburst ornament with radiating cast and rod-form spikes, mounted at the center of draped orange fabric with fine pleating.
Detail of a peach-orange draped gown on a dress form, with a large gold starburst ornament at the waist featuring radiating metallic spikes of varying lengths over pleated fabric.
Close-up detail of a sculpture featuring layered peach and orange draped fabric-like forms, encircled by a polished gold metal band from which thin gold rods radiate outward against a pale grey background.
Designer
Laura Mulleavy
United States, born 1980
Designer
Kate Mulleavy
United States, born 1979
Design House
Rodarte LLC
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 2005
Title
Woman's Dress with Accessories from the 'Fra Angelico Collection'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
2011
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) and silk/polyester plain weave with silk plain weave (chiffon) and net, metal with gold-metallic plating
Dimensions
a) Gown: 62 1/2 in. (158.75 cm) shoulder to hem; b) Belt: 19 1/2 x 13 x 6 3/8 in. (49.53 x 33.02 x 16.19 cm); c) Starburst: 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (24.13 x 33.66 x 8.26 cm); d) Starburst: 13 5/8 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. (34.61 x 12.7 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rodarte (Kate and Laura Mulleavy), Maria Arena Bell, Susan Casden, Eva Chow, DNA Boutique, Allison Sarofim, Karyn Silver, Christine Suppes, Lizzie Tisch, Dasha Zhukova and an Anonymous Donor
Accession Number
M.2012.147.2a-d
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles