Ritz
Fashion Design
late 1949 (made)
late 1949 (made)
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Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, mainly skirt suits and afternoon or cocktail dresses.
1) 'Ritz.' Fur-collared skirt suit with pencil skirt.
2) 'Shopping.' Skirt suit with pointed peplum.
3) 'Rien.' Skirt suit.
4) 'Bagatelle.' Deep crimson-red skirt suit with brown fur neck stole.
5) 'Carol's.' Skirt suit with brocade or embroidered jacket.
6) 'Elegante.' Full-skirted lace or patterned silk dress.
7) '5 à 7.' Violet blue cocktail dress with sweetheart neckline and asymmetrical lapel and swathed skirt.
8) 'Précieuse.' Incomplete sketch for a pencil-skirted strapless dress, pencilled in suggestion for lace bodice and full skirt.
9) '4 sous.' Dress with short raglan sleeves and spotted detail on skirt.
10) 'Coquette.' Soft sapphire blue dress with pleated full skirt and draped bodice.
11) 'Tentation.' Rough pencil sketch, crossed out, for a dress with diagonally tiered, layered skirt.
12) 'Rue de la Paix.' Full-skirted dress with buttoned bodice.
1) 'Ritz.' Fur-collared skirt suit with pencil skirt.
2) 'Shopping.' Skirt suit with pointed peplum.
3) 'Rien.' Skirt suit.
4) 'Bagatelle.' Deep crimson-red skirt suit with brown fur neck stole.
5) 'Carol's.' Skirt suit with brocade or embroidered jacket.
6) 'Elegante.' Full-skirted lace or patterned silk dress.
7) '5 à 7.' Violet blue cocktail dress with sweetheart neckline and asymmetrical lapel and swathed skirt.
8) 'Précieuse.' Incomplete sketch for a pencil-skirted strapless dress, pencilled in suggestion for lace bodice and full skirt.
9) '4 sous.' Dress with short raglan sleeves and spotted detail on skirt.
10) 'Coquette.' Soft sapphire blue dress with pleated full skirt and draped bodice.
11) 'Tentation.' Rough pencil sketch, crossed out, for a dress with diagonally tiered, layered skirt.
12) 'Rue de la Paix.' Full-skirted dress with buttoned bodice.
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, mainly skirt suits and afternoon or cocktail dresses. 1) 'Ritz.' Fur-collared skirt suit with pencil skirt. 2) 'Shopping.' Skirt suit with pointed peplum. 3) 'Rien.' Skirt suit. 4) 'Bagatelle.' Deep crimson-red skirt suit with brown fur neck stole. 5) 'Carol's.' Skirt suit with brocade or embroidered jacket. 6) 'Elegante.' Full-skirted lace or patterned silk dress. 7) '5 à 7.' Violet blue cocktail dress with sweetheart neckline and asymmetrical lapel and swathed skirt. 8) 'Précieuse.' Incomplete sketch for a pencil-skirted strapless dress, pencilled in suggestion for lace bodice and full skirt. 9) '4 sous.' Dress with short raglan sleeves and spotted detail on skirt. 10) 'Coquette.' Soft sapphire blue dress with pleated full skirt and draped bodice. 11) 'Tentation.' Rough pencil sketch, crossed out, for a dress with diagonally tiered, layered skirt. 12) 'Rue de la Paix.' Full-skirted dress with buttoned bodice. One of thirteen sheets each showing multiple fashion designs for Fall-Winter 1949-50. |
| Physical description | Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, mainly skirt suits and afternoon or cocktail dresses. 1) 'Ritz.' Fur-collared skirt suit with pencil skirt. 2) 'Shopping.' Skirt suit with pointed peplum. 3) 'Rien.' Skirt suit. 4) 'Bagatelle.' Deep crimson-red skirt suit with brown fur neck stole. 5) 'Carol's.' Skirt suit with brocade or embroidered jacket. 6) 'Elegante.' Full-skirted lace or patterned silk dress. 7) '5 à 7.' Violet blue cocktail dress with sweetheart neckline and asymmetrical lapel and swathed skirt. 8) 'Précieuse.' Incomplete sketch for a pencil-skirted strapless dress, pencilled in suggestion for lace bodice and full skirt. 9) '4 sous.' Dress with short raglan sleeves and spotted detail on skirt. 10) 'Coquette.' Soft sapphire blue dress with pleated full skirt and draped bodice. 11) 'Tentation.' Rough pencil sketch, crossed out, for a dress with diagonally tiered, layered skirt. 12) 'Rue de la Paix.' Full-skirted dress with buttoned bodice. |
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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.21312-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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