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Fashion Design

late 1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This fashion design is for a woman's long-sleeved dinner dress with a full crinoline skirt in deep pink with contrasting deep blue rococo style decorative scroll motifs spaced down the skirt front and on the hemline. A touch of surrealism is provided by the uppermost scroll motif, which fastens the bodice at the neck and then stands free from the shoulders, apparently unattached to the garment, emphasising fashionably wide shoulders.

This fashion design was probably created by Jean-Denis Maillart or Netty Ferro under the supervision of Roger Worth, who from 1935-1952 oversaw fashion design at the Paris house of Worth. Roger was the great-grandson of Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895), who founded Worth in 1858, and went on to become known as the first haute couture designer. Following his death, Charles was succeeded by his son Jean-Philippe Worth (1856-1925). The house then passed to Jean-Philippe's nephew, Jean-Charles Worth, who retired in 1935 and handed Worth to his nephews Roger and Maurice. The Paris house closed in 1954 following a buy-out by Paquin, who themselves closed two years later.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
gouache, pencil and ink on tracing paper
Brief description
Netty Ferro or Jean-Denis Maillart for the House of Worth. Fashion design for a deep pink crinoline-skirted ballgown with blue rococo motifs. Paris, late 1930s. Gouache and ink on tracing paper.
Physical description
Late 1930s design for a woman's costume. Gouache, pencil and ink drawing on tracing paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 25cm
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Summary
This fashion design is for a woman's long-sleeved dinner dress with a full crinoline skirt in deep pink with contrasting deep blue rococo style decorative scroll motifs spaced down the skirt front and on the hemline. A touch of surrealism is provided by the uppermost scroll motif, which fastens the bodice at the neck and then stands free from the shoulders, apparently unattached to the garment, emphasising fashionably wide shoulders.

This fashion design was probably created by Jean-Denis Maillart or Netty Ferro under the supervision of Roger Worth, who from 1935-1952 oversaw fashion design at the Paris house of Worth. Roger was the great-grandson of Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895), who founded Worth in 1858, and went on to become known as the first haute couture designer. Following his death, Charles was succeeded by his son Jean-Philippe Worth (1856-1925). The house then passed to Jean-Philippe's nephew, Jean-Charles Worth, who retired in 1935 and handed Worth to his nephews Roger and Maurice. The Paris house closed in 1954 following a buy-out by Paquin, who themselves closed two years later.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.22982-1957

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