St Tropez
Fashion Design
early 1950 (made)
early 1950 (made)
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Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, including swimsuits, beach wear and leisure clothing.
1) 'St Tropez.' Deep lacquer-red swimsuit or playsuit with matching handbag and sleeveless coat with pale blond bias check.
2) 'Minimum.' Peppermint green swimsuit or playsuit with large matching sun-hat, raspberry pink jacket.
3) 'Le Touquet.' White button-through dress with halterneck lapels.
4) 'Bonne femme.' White dress with mermaid ruffle on skirt, matching jacket with matching ruffled sleeves, Pink polka dots and pink gloves.
5) 'Petit matin.' Blue dungarees over white short-sleeved blouse; white and wine red striped apron and matching handbag.
6) 'Bonbon.' Raspberry pink mermaid-skirted dress with princess gores on skirt.
7) 'En bateau.' Deep royal blue reefer jacket and pleated skirt suit, sapphire blue and red scarf.
8) 'Ténéheuse.' Little black princess line dress with mermaid skirt, jade green bindings.
9) 'Palais royal.' White dress trimmed with multiple ruffled borders.
10) 'Chibertha.' White dress with moss green and black borders and halterneck, print of black bows, pointed hem.
11) 'La bocca.' Lilac dress and bolero.
12) 'Cadoré.' Dark chocolate brown tailored dress with pink scarf and gloves.
1) 'St Tropez.' Deep lacquer-red swimsuit or playsuit with matching handbag and sleeveless coat with pale blond bias check.
2) 'Minimum.' Peppermint green swimsuit or playsuit with large matching sun-hat, raspberry pink jacket.
3) 'Le Touquet.' White button-through dress with halterneck lapels.
4) 'Bonne femme.' White dress with mermaid ruffle on skirt, matching jacket with matching ruffled sleeves, Pink polka dots and pink gloves.
5) 'Petit matin.' Blue dungarees over white short-sleeved blouse; white and wine red striped apron and matching handbag.
6) 'Bonbon.' Raspberry pink mermaid-skirted dress with princess gores on skirt.
7) 'En bateau.' Deep royal blue reefer jacket and pleated skirt suit, sapphire blue and red scarf.
8) 'Ténéheuse.' Little black princess line dress with mermaid skirt, jade green bindings.
9) 'Palais royal.' White dress trimmed with multiple ruffled borders.
10) 'Chibertha.' White dress with moss green and black borders and halterneck, print of black bows, pointed hem.
11) 'La bocca.' Lilac dress and bolero.
12) 'Cadoré.' Dark chocolate brown tailored dress with pink scarf and gloves.
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, including swimsuits, beach wear and leisure clothing. 1) 'St Tropez.' Deep lacquer-red swimsuit or playsuit with matching handbag and sleeveless coat with pale blond bias check. 2) 'Minimum.' Peppermint green swimsuit or playsuit with large matching sun-hat, raspberry pink jacket. 3) 'Le Touquet.' White button-through dress with halterneck lapels. 4) 'Bonne femme.' White dress with mermaid ruffle on skirt, matching jacket with matching ruffled sleeves, Pink polka dots and pink gloves. 5) 'Petit matin.' Blue dungarees over white short-sleeved blouse; white and wine red striped apron and matching handbag. 6) 'Bonbon.' Raspberry pink mermaid-skirted dress with princess gores on skirt. 7) 'En bateau.' Deep royal blue reefer jacket and pleated skirt suit, sapphire blue and red scarf. 8) 'Ténéheuse.' Little black princess line dress with mermaid skirt, jade green bindings. 9) 'Palais royal.' White dress trimmed with multiple ruffled borders. 10) 'Chibertha.' White dress with moss green and black borders and halterneck, print of black bows, pointed hem. 11) 'La bocca.' Lilac dress and bolero. 12) 'Cadoré.' Dark chocolate brown tailored dress with pink scarf and gloves. One of two sheets showing multiple fashion designs for Summer 1950 |
| Physical description | Twelve fashion designs on a single sheet, including swimsuits, beach wear and leisure clothing. 1) 'St Tropez.' Deep lacquer-red swimsuit or playsuit with matching handbag and sleeveless coat with pale blond bias check. 2) 'Minimum.' Peppermint green swimsuit or playsuit with large matching sun-hat, raspberry pink jacket. 3) 'Le Touquet.' White button-through dress with halterneck lapels. 4) 'Bonne femme.' White dress with mermaid ruffle on skirt, matching jacket with matching ruffled sleeves, Pink polka dots and pink gloves. 5) 'Petit matin.' Blue dungarees over white short-sleeved blouse; white and wine red striped apron and matching handbag. 6) 'Bonbon.' Raspberry pink mermaid-skirted dress with princess gores on skirt. 7) 'En bateau.' Deep royal blue reefer jacket and pleated skirt suit, sapphire blue and red scarf. 8) 'Ténéheuse.' Little black princess line dress with mermaid skirt, jade green bindings. 9) 'Palais royal.' White dress trimmed with multiple ruffled borders. 10) 'Chibertha.' White dress with moss green and black borders and halterneck, print of black bows, pointed hem. 11) 'La bocca.' Lilac dress and bolero. 12) 'Cadoré.' Dark chocolate brown tailored dress with pink scarf and gloves. |
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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.21320-1957 |
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