Pipo
Fashion Design
early 1950 (made)
early 1950 (made)
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Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, including eight swing coats.
1) 'Pipo.' Strapless cocktail dress in lacquer-red and black harlequin check.
2) 'Moussaillon.' Sky blue and white striped strapless dress with peg-topped skirt and white bolero.
3) 'Coquin.' Sea-green backless sweater top and dark sky blue cropped pants.
4) 'Tahiti.' Dark sea-green dress with lavender blue bands.
5) 'Cloisérie.' White coat with huge breast pockets.
6) 'Fugue.' Mustard yellow tucked coat.
7) 'Auto-stop.' Pale buff-yellow driving coat with head scarf and hexagonal patch pockets.
8) 'Festival.' White coat with large bows for sleeves.
9) 'Éscale.' Dark sapphire blue coat.
10) 'Randomée.' Moss green, grey and white plaid coat.
11) 'Côté d'emeraude' Moss-green coat.
12) 'Mediterrannée.' Sapphire blue coat with self fabric strap details.
1) 'Pipo.' Strapless cocktail dress in lacquer-red and black harlequin check.
2) 'Moussaillon.' Sky blue and white striped strapless dress with peg-topped skirt and white bolero.
3) 'Coquin.' Sea-green backless sweater top and dark sky blue cropped pants.
4) 'Tahiti.' Dark sea-green dress with lavender blue bands.
5) 'Cloisérie.' White coat with huge breast pockets.
6) 'Fugue.' Mustard yellow tucked coat.
7) 'Auto-stop.' Pale buff-yellow driving coat with head scarf and hexagonal patch pockets.
8) 'Festival.' White coat with large bows for sleeves.
9) 'Éscale.' Dark sapphire blue coat.
10) 'Randomée.' Moss green, grey and white plaid coat.
11) 'Côté d'emeraude' Moss-green coat.
12) 'Mediterrannée.' Sapphire blue coat with self fabric strap 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, including eight swing coats. 1) 'Pipo.' Strapless cocktail dress in lacquer-red and black harlequin check. 2) 'Moussaillon.' Sky blue and white striped strapless dress with peg-topped skirt and white bolero. 3) 'Coquin.' Sea-green backless sweater top and dark sky blue cropped pants. 4) 'Tahiti.' Dark sea-green dress with lavender blue bands. 5) 'Cloisérie.' White coat with huge breast pockets. 6) 'Fugue.' Mustard yellow tucked coat. 7) 'Auto-stop.' Pale buff-yellow driving coat with head scarf and hexagonal patch pockets. 8) 'Festival.' White coat with large bows for sleeves. 9) 'Éscale.' Dark sapphire blue coat. 10) 'Randomée.' Moss green, grey and white plaid coat. 11) 'Côté d'emeraude' Moss-green coat. 12) 'Mediterrannée.' Sapphire blue coat with self fabric strap details. One of three sheets showing multiple fashion designs for Spring 1950 |
| Physical description | Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, including eight swing coats. 1) 'Pipo.' Strapless cocktail dress in lacquer-red and black harlequin check. 2) 'Moussaillon.' Sky blue and white striped strapless dress with peg-topped skirt and white bolero. 3) 'Coquin.' Sea-green backless sweater top and dark sky blue cropped pants. 4) 'Tahiti.' Dark sea-green dress with lavender blue bands. 5) 'Cloisérie.' White coat with huge breast pockets. 6) 'Fugue.' Mustard yellow tucked coat. 7) 'Auto-stop.' Pale buff-yellow driving coat with head scarf and hexagonal patch pockets. 8) 'Festival.' White coat with large bows for sleeves. 9) 'Éscale.' Dark sapphire blue coat. 10) 'Randomée.' Moss green, grey and white plaid coat. 11) 'Côté d'emeraude' Moss-green coat. 12) 'Mediterrannée.' Sapphire blue coat with self fabric strap details. |
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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.21317-1957 |
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