Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), "Butterfly" Ball Gown, ca. 1955
Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), "Butterfly" Ball Gown, ca. 1955. Brown silk chiffon, cream silk satin, brown silk satin, dark brown nylon tulle. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Fund, 2013 (2013.591)