Parigotte
Fashion Design
early 1950 (made)
early 1950 (made)
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Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet for afternoon and cocktail dresses.
1) 'Parigotte.' Little black dress with shield pockets.
2) 'Manille.' Bias plaid dress with full skirt and jagged hem, sapphire blue with yellow-cream and white check.
3) 'Echee.' Jade green dress with bias check in black. large curved pleated peg-top detail echoed in exaggerated bodice lapels.
4) 'Toute simple' Little black strapless dress.
5) 'Minou.' Little grey-black dress with white accents.
6) 'Blue star.' Dark sapphire blue dress with full skrt opening over white pencil skirt, white cuffs, blouse collar and wide-brimmed hat.
7) 'Minette.' Sapphire blue, white and black printed silk full-skirted dress with low back and white bows.
8) 'Veut en poupe.' Little black dress with white-faced sculptural standing collar, jade buttons, skirt with front fullness.
9) 'Mulette.' Little black dress with pale yellow-cream pleated frills.
10) 'Canelle.' Little black dress with yellow bias check, sculptural frilled collar.
11) 'Symphonie.' Pale yellow dress with bustle drapery.
12) 'Cigale.' Little black dress with sculptural white lapel bodice detail.
1) 'Parigotte.' Little black dress with shield pockets.
2) 'Manille.' Bias plaid dress with full skirt and jagged hem, sapphire blue with yellow-cream and white check.
3) 'Echee.' Jade green dress with bias check in black. large curved pleated peg-top detail echoed in exaggerated bodice lapels.
4) 'Toute simple' Little black strapless dress.
5) 'Minou.' Little grey-black dress with white accents.
6) 'Blue star.' Dark sapphire blue dress with full skrt opening over white pencil skirt, white cuffs, blouse collar and wide-brimmed hat.
7) 'Minette.' Sapphire blue, white and black printed silk full-skirted dress with low back and white bows.
8) 'Veut en poupe.' Little black dress with white-faced sculptural standing collar, jade buttons, skirt with front fullness.
9) 'Mulette.' Little black dress with pale yellow-cream pleated frills.
10) 'Canelle.' Little black dress with yellow bias check, sculptural frilled collar.
11) 'Symphonie.' Pale yellow dress with bustle drapery.
12) 'Cigale.' Little black dress with sculptural white lapel bodice detail.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Lou Claverie for Paquin. Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet for afternoon and cocktail dresses. 1) 'Parigotte.' Little black dress with shield pockets. 2) 'Manille.' Bias plaid dress with full skirt and jagged hem, sapphire blue with yellow-cream and white check. 3) 'Echee.' Jade green dress with bias check in black. large curved pleated peg-top detail echoed in exaggerated bodice lapels. 4) 'Toute simple' Little black strapless dress. 5) 'Minou.' Little grey-black dress with white accents. 6) 'Blue star.' Dark sapphire blue dress with full skrt opening over white pencil skirt, white cuffs, blouse collar and wide-brimmed hat. 7) 'Minette.' Sapphire blue, white and black printed silk full-skirted dress with low back and white bows. 8) 'Veut en poupe.' Little black dress with white-faced sculptural standing collar, jade buttons, skirt with front fullness. 9) 'Mulette.' Little black dress with pale yellow-cream pleated frills. 10) 'Canelle.' Little black dress with yellow bias check, sculptural frilled collar. 11) 'Symphonie.' Pale yellow dress with bustle drapery. 12) 'Cigale.' Little black dress with sculptural white lapel bodice detail. One of three sheets showing multiple fashion designs for Spring 1950 |
| Physical description | Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet for afternoon and cocktail dresses. 1) 'Parigotte.' Little black dress with shield pockets. 2) 'Manille.' Bias plaid dress with full skirt and jagged hem, sapphire blue with yellow-cream and white check. 3) 'Echee.' Jade green dress with bias check in black. large curved pleated peg-top detail echoed in exaggerated bodice lapels. 4) 'Toute simple' Little black strapless dress. 5) 'Minou.' Little grey-black dress with white accents. 6) 'Blue star.' Dark sapphire blue dress with full skrt opening over white pencil skirt, white cuffs, blouse collar and wide-brimmed hat. 7) 'Minette.' Sapphire blue, white and black printed silk full-skirted dress with low back and white bows. 8) 'Veut en poupe.' Little black dress with white-faced sculptural standing collar, jade buttons, skirt with front fullness. 9) 'Mulette.' Little black dress with pale yellow-cream pleated frills. 10) 'Canelle.' Little black dress with yellow bias check, sculptural frilled collar. 11) 'Symphonie.' Pale yellow dress with bustle drapery. 12) 'Cigale.' Little black dress with sculptural white lapel bodice detail. |
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| Credit line | Given by the House of Worth |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964 |
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| Accession number | E.21319-1957 |
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