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Rapide

Fashion Design
mid 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion design for a woman's outfit


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRapide (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
ink and watercolour
Brief description
Lou Claverie for Paquin. "Rapide". Dark purple jacket trimmed with black astrakhan. Original fashion design. Paris, Autumn-Winter 1950-51.
Physical description
Fashion design for a woman's outfit
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 25cm
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Object history
Lou Claverie was a Spanish Basque designer who succeeded Colette Massignac at Paquin in 1949. He designed for Paquin until 1953, when he was replaced by the American designer Alan Graham, who designed the last few collections for Paquin before the house closed on 1 July 1956.
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.22685-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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