Evening dress

This long, straight, sleeveless gown is comprised of cream silk organza spirals reminiscent

of large roses whose size increases as they descend. Maurizio Galante embarked on his

career in 1983, when he started to design a line under the Circolare label. He first showed

his work on the Milan catwalk in 1990 before moving to Paris in 1991, initially with prêt-à-

porter collections and then, from 1993 on, with haute couture. Influenced by Roberto

Capucci (1930), one of his masters, Galante works with volumes and the play of surfaces to

produce highly effective sculptural garments that redefine the female figure.

Donated by Maurizio Galante, 2006