If you read our recent post on Mariano Fortuny, this dress may look somewhat familiar. Slim, columnar and featuring narrow pleats, this Mary McFadden (b. 1938) dress is reminiscent of Fortuny's iconic Delphos dress. Though both share an obvious interest in the dress of ancient Greece, unlike Fortuny's unstructured silk gowns, this McFadden evening dress uses boning to shape the bodice.
Mary McFadden
1984-86
2002.149.36
Gift of Patricia G. Waldron, M.D.