HOUSE LEDGER · MM-INDEX-2025-OBJ-002
INAUGURAL ADMISSION · SEASON 01 (2025)

Diane von Fürstenberg Wrap Dress

A knit jersey wrap that joined ease and agency in one pattern. This record covers the true wrap dress introduced by Diane von Fürstenberg in 1974 and its sustained adoption in daily and professional life. We keep it as evidence of authorship, adoption, and endurance in women’s culture.

Women’s Culture Scope

Adoption. Authorship. Impact. Endurance. Record.

Identifiers

Wikidata: Q8037587 (wrap dress)
Wikidata: Q272438 (Diane von Fürstenberg)
House Ledger ID: MM-INDEX-2025-OBJ-002
Admission: Inaugural Class · Season 01 (2025)

Knit jersey wrap with V-neck, attached belt, and knee-length skirt. First widely adopted in silk jersey. This entry concerns the true wrap construction in knits. Faux-wrap styles and woven imitations are out of scope unless cited as evidence of adoption.
- Year introduced: 1974
- Designer: Diane von Fürstenberg
- House: DVF (New York)
- Construction: true wrap in knit jersey
- Typical materials: silk jersey, viscose jersey
- Distinguishing features: V-neck, attached belt, knee-length skirt
- Scope note: faux-wrap and woven imitations are out of scope
- 1917–1919: Early Tanks establish the grammar of the modern dress watch.
- 1989–1996: Américaine and Française broaden adoption and integrate bracelet and case.
- Ongoing: Periodic revivals and limited series sustain the code.1974–1976. Introduction and rapid adoption in press and retail.
- Late 1990s–2000s. Archival revivals and museum recognition sustain circulation.
- 2010s–present. Continued production and retrospectives keep the code legible.
Museum acquisitions and exhibitions on dress and workwear. Long interviews with the designer and contemporary profiles. Documented everyday use across decades in press and photography.
Costume Institute or comparable museum records. DVF archive materials and interviews. Mid-1970s fashion press and advertisements. Exhibition catalogues and reputable histories of twentieth-century dress.