2000
Dress
Cream chiffon dress circular cut with flowing bell shaped sleeves and draped pull-ups through the skirt. Matching cream satin slip with 1” wide straps.
Morgan le Fey is a shop in the Soho District of Manhattan NYC. Soho (South of Houston) became a trendy area in the 1980s. The shop specialized in soft and flowing garments reminiscent of the name of the famous fairy from the Arthurian legend. The neo Romanticism of the 1980s were exemplified by the shop. Into the 90s and beyond they found their niche in the wedding business and continued with flowing garments.
Provenance:
Crow, Laura, Storrs, CT, Originally purchased for “Book of Days” by Lanford Wilson performed at Signature Theatre in NYC Off Broadway.
Construction Label:
Morgan le Fey
2015C 2000.6
Cream chiffon dress circular cut with flowing bell shaped sleeves and draped pull-ups through the skirt. Matching cream satin slip with 1” wide straps.
Morgan le Fey is a shop in the Soho District of Manhattan NYC. Soho (South of Houston) became a trendy area in the 1980s. The shop specialized in soft and flowing garments reminiscent of the name of the famous fairy from the Arthurian legend. The neo Romanticism of the 1980s were exemplified by the shop. Into the 90s and beyond they found their niche in the wedding business and continued with flowing garments.
Provenance:
Crow, Laura, Storrs, CT, Originally purchased for “Book of Days” by Lanford Wilson performed at Signature Theatre in NYC Off Broadway.
Construction Label:
Morgan le Fey
2015C 2000.6