Toujours
Dress
1911 (designed)
1911 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Grey velvet dress trimmed with purple, beige and black grosgrain ribbons. The dress is a t-shaped tunic with bands of ribbon forming a vest inside the round neck. It has cuffs on the elbow length sleeves and a cuff just above the hem of the ankle length skirt. The high waist is marked by a purple ribbon covering a silver cord drawstring. The dress is unlined and the vest fastens inside the neck with hooks and eyes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Toujours (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet with grosgrain ribbons and silver cord |
| Brief description | 'Toujours' dress, velvet with grosgrain ribbons, Paul Poiret, French, 1911 |
| Physical description | Grey velvet dress trimmed with purple, beige and black grosgrain ribbons. The dress is a t-shaped tunic with bands of ribbon forming a vest inside the round neck. It has cuffs on the elbow length sleeves and a cuff just above the hem of the ankle length skirt. The high waist is marked by a purple ribbon covering a silver cord drawstring. The dress is unlined and the vest fastens inside the neck with hooks and eyes. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'TOUJOURS / 1911' (Written on a patch of cotton and crudely stitched into hem of dress, probably by Denise Poiret) |
| Credit line | Given by Mme. Boulet-Poiret |
| Object history | From the collection of Mme Poiret |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.387-1976 |
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| Record created | October 4, 2007 |
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