When you invite your friends over for an afternoon hang but are determined to be the room's bestdressed, you wear a Gilded Age tea gown. In the second episode of Getting Dressed, our behindthescenes series in the Museum's costume storage collection, we take a closer look at an opulent tea gown that's absolutely bursting with color and personality. #GettingDressed

For more:
A striking pink Gilded Age afternoon dress: http://bit.ly/GettingDressed1
An evening gown for Louise Nevelson: http://bit.ly/GettingDressed4

Browse even more dresses in our costume & textiles collection: http://bit.ly/2xGomqI