Attow
Fashion Design
late 1949 (made)
late 1949 (made)
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Eight fashion designs on a single sheet:
1) 'Attow.' Little black dress with draped hip flowing into a scarf drape at the side over a slim pencil skirt.
2) 'Grenadine.' Rose-brown skirt suit with peplum jacket.
3) 'Canares.' Palest olive-green button through dress with peg top skirt.
4) 'Cocos.' Swagger coat with half-belt in back.
5) 'Célèbes.' Swagger coat with buttoned pocket flaps on back.
6) 'Moustique.' Long sleeved, high necked top and long plaid fitted trousers.
7) 'Boucamiers.' Crimson red, grey and buff striped and plaid trousers, red scarf.
8) 'Espérance.' Sea green swng coat with geometric cutting around pocket slits.
1) 'Attow.' Little black dress with draped hip flowing into a scarf drape at the side over a slim pencil skirt.
2) 'Grenadine.' Rose-brown skirt suit with peplum jacket.
3) 'Canares.' Palest olive-green button through dress with peg top skirt.
4) 'Cocos.' Swagger coat with half-belt in back.
5) 'Célèbes.' Swagger coat with buttoned pocket flaps on back.
6) 'Moustique.' Long sleeved, high necked top and long plaid fitted trousers.
7) 'Boucamiers.' Crimson red, grey and buff striped and plaid trousers, red scarf.
8) 'Espérance.' Sea green swng coat with geometric cutting around pocket slits.
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Materials and techniques | pen and ink and watercolour |
Brief description | Lou Claverie for Paquin. Eight fashion designs on a single sheet: 1) 'Attow.' Little black dress with draped hip flowing into a scarf drape at the side over a slim pencil skirt. 2) 'Grenadine.' Rose-brown skirt suit with peplum jacket. 3) 'Canares.' Palest olive-green button through dress with peg top skirt. 4) 'Cocos.' Swagger coat with half-belt in back. 5) 'Célèbes.' Swagger coat with buttoned pocket flaps on back. 6) 'Moustique.' Long sleeved, high necked top and long plaid fitted trousers. 7) 'Boucamiers.' Crimson red, grey and buff striped and plaid trousers, red scarf. 8) 'Espérance.' Sea green swng coat with geometric cutting around pocket slits. One of thirteen sheets each showing multiple fashion designs for Fall-Winter 1949-50. |
Physical description | Eight fashion designs on a single sheet: 1) 'Attow.' Little black dress with draped hip flowing into a scarf drape at the side over a slim pencil skirt. 2) 'Grenadine.' Rose-brown skirt suit with peplum jacket. 3) 'Canares.' Palest olive-green button through dress with peg top skirt. 4) 'Cocos.' Swagger coat with half-belt in back. 5) 'Célèbes.' Swagger coat with buttoned pocket flaps on back. 6) 'Moustique.' Long sleeved, high necked top and long plaid fitted trousers. 7) 'Boucamiers.' Crimson red, grey and buff striped and plaid trousers, red scarf. 8) 'Espérance.' Sea green swng coat with geometric cutting around pocket slits. |
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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.21310-1957 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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