Grès, Madame; navy silk long jersey dress

Madame Grès evening dress; navy silk jersey full-length gown is finely pleated on a halter bodice and has a diamond cutout midriff, front closure and straps that stream into a T-shaped back. The sculptured bodice is fitted to the waist and attached to a quilted inner structure, all of which leads to a flowing skirt. silk jersey.

HCT.1997.34.1

1975

This dress belonged to Countess Georgina Brandolini D'Adda. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother, Sylvia Regis de Oliveira, was the daughter of a prominent Brazilian diplomat. Her father was Jean Louis de Faucigny Lucinge, a French prince. Born in the Fifties, Georgina grew up in Paris and married Ruy Brandolini D' Adda, a nephew of Gianni Agnelli, before going to work for Valentino. After serving for 20 years as, variously, Valentino's muse, right hand and unofficial PR liaison, she became head of ready-to-wear at Balmain and then started her own line of luxury knitwear in 2004.

Grès, Madam

Tube Silhouette

fabric structure=knit, fiber content=Silk

1970-1979

Navy