Dress

Laboudt & Robina

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The crescent textile of this glorious gown was made in China in 1888 and then included in this gown by Parisian dressmakers Laboudt & Robina at a later date. The dress itself includes what French dressmaking is famous for: striking color combinations and textures, meticulous sewing and elaborate embroidery.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art