Inspired by fabrics, Charles Kleibacker would develop styles that catered to the properties of their different weave structures. He created this bias-cut dress using silk gazar, a lightweight fabric made of tightly twisted threads that can generate sculptural volumes.
Blue Gazar Gown, 1977
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Photograph courtesy of the Kent State University Museum
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