Maker/Designer
Pierre Balmain (French, 1914-1982), Paris
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HM Queen Sirikit's Evening Ensemble
SUPPORT Foundation exhibitions abroad were often presented in palaces, hotels, or large stores. The famous Neiman-Marcus department store in Dallas, Texas hosted one such exhibition in 1981. Her Majesty wore this ensemble to a gala dinner at the Dallas Art Museum the night before the exhibition opened, 29 October 1981.
Date
1985
Materials
Silk, Metal
Technique
Plain, Ikat
Decoration
Red Belt
Accession Number
2010.38.26a, c-e
Remarks
Trousers and open-front skirt of SUPPORT silk ikat (mat mii) from northeastern Thailand; tunic and sash of Thai silk