Mantle

MEDIUMsilk, sequins

COLLECTIONCostume Institute

CULTUREFrench

CREDIT LINEGift of Orme Wilson and R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson, 1949

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Charles Frederick Worth, the 'father of haute couture,' transformed fashion from a service into an art form and a global business.