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Fashion Design

mid-1946 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion design for a woman's bridal gown with a very high cut bodice, wide sleeves and a draped full skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
ink and watercolour
Brief description
Colette Massignac for Paquin. Wedding dress. High cut monastic bodice and full skirt. Original fashion design. Paris, Winter 1946
Physical description
Fashion design for a woman's bridal gown with a very high cut bodice, wide sleeves and a draped full skirt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Width: 21cm
Average dimensions for group of 1945-47 designs E.22398 to E.22521-1957 (excluding 22451, 22455, 22459, 22467 to 22476)
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Object history
In 1945, Antonio del Castillo, who had worked at Paquin through the Second World War, left to work for the American entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden, and was replaced by Colette Massignac, who was artistic director at Paquin until 1949. Lou Claverie succeeded her, and in 1953, he was replaced by the American designer Alan Graham, who designed the last few collections for Paquin before its closure on 1 July 1956.

The date and season of this design (Winter 1946) was verified by Dominique Sirop, 31 July 2013.
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.22422-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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