Afternoon dress

Afternoon dress

Jeanne Hallée

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jeanne Hallée was a fine French couturier during the Belle Époque and garments from this house are fairly rare. This dress, with its fine pintucking and exaggerated high collar, is a beautiful example of the style of the era.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.