GRÈS Madame (Designer)

The white, silk jersey fabric of this evening gown has been moulded onto the figure as if it had the properties of the piece of sculpture standing next to the model. Even the play of light and shade in its deep pleats echoes the sculpture. Silk jersey is a material that lends itself to pleating in precise, fluid folds and it was a mainstay in the classicism of Madame Alix Grès, one of the great couture artists. Harper's Bazaar proclaimed in 1936 that, "Alix stands for the body rampant, for the rounded, feminine sculptural from beneath the dress". She had been trained as sculptress and it was her feeling for Classical Greek sculpture that enabled her to capture its timeless elegance in her evening gowns. Hers was an individualistic, uncompromising style where the sculptural cut of her gowns had the liquid effect of the "wet" drapery of Classical Greek sculpture that turned fashionable women into living statues. 

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