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  The FIDM Museum blog will be on hiatus -through early January 2015. In the Meantime , enjoy weekly posts from the archives . To keep up With our current projects , find us on Facebook and Twitter, Which Will be updated Regularly During The blog hiatus . Holly 's Harp hand- painted chiffon evening dress was first shared in November 2011. 

  The sinuous lines of Holly Harp 's evening wear hearken back to the form- fittingwomen's formal dresses, bias cut gowns of the 1930s. Began her career in the late 1960s milieu hippie of Los Angeles. Working from her eponymous shop, Harp created custom clothing hodge - podge from a of new and old materials. Harp 's aesthetic soon shifted , Moving towards what she called "grown-up glamour clothes. "  Discarding the feathers and fringe she Favored in the late 60s, Harp Began Working with more refined materials , treats including silk chiffon, panne velvet and silk jersey . Using Harp enabled in Original textiles to produce a range of romantic , body -conscious evening wear , treats including the hand-painted dress pictured above. This bias -cut evening dress, blue evening dress Provides another example of Holly Harp 's interest in glamour and romanticism . 

  Harp eleven ADMITTED That She Was a "junk -store- aholic " Who Could not pass up an opportunity to visit a second-hand shop. These excursions to the past probably inspired the 1930s feel of her designs. Other designers de este era Also Looked to the past for design inspiration. Theadora Van Runkle 's 1930s inspired costumes for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde generated Tremendous interest in 1930s fashions. Yves Saint Laurent's 1971 collection Homage aux Années Entirely 40s was based on fashion of the 1940s, treats including the broad shoulders , turbans and platform shoes popular During the decade. Vogue editor Hamish Bowles Discusses Saint Laurent's Homage aux Années 40s in esta short video. The slim silhouettes of Ossie Clark 's designs are strikingly similar to 1930s styles. Except for the cutout midriff , black crepe dress esta 1970 ( designed by Clark Either or His business partner Alice Pollock ) Could Easily be mistaken for something designed in the 1930s. 

Description With its flowing skirt and revealing bodice, our pink chiffon Holly 's Harp is reminiscent of our late-1930s Madeline Vionnet evening gown. Instead of focusing decorative attention of the bodice , Harp chose to cover the skirt with a cascade of hand -painted flowers and leaves . Turning to the back of the dress , floating panels attached to the shoulder straps criss -cross portray a nude women adorned with a crown of flowers. Look to the lower right corner of the image and you'll notice a harp player Also, to play on the designer's name . 

Is this a representation of Eve ? Or a goddess ? The Presence of the harp player alludes to classical mythology, though it is Difficult to know if the image dealer to a specific person or is simply general reference. Either way, esta demurely innocent portrayal of nudity contrasts With The revealing cut of the bodice . Dipping Almost to the waist in front and at the sides , the bodice Reveals almost as much as it conceals.

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