Haute couture dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2022.2.8.1ab.CW.DR.1935.FRAuthors:
Robert PIGUET (Swiss, 1898-1953)Piguet fashion house (French, Founded in 1933)
Description
Haute couture evening dress in gold lamé decorated with wide green silk ribbon on right shoulder tightened in a bow on the waistline left-hand side and with wide free ends the same length as a skirt. Gown bodice with straps, neckline is fitted by chest darts, and with long flared skirt lined with green taffeta underskirt, gathered with three rows of casing cord. Has separate green taffeta sash, snaps closed.Materials
LaméSilk
Origin
circa 1935 Paris, FranceExhibitions History
• 2021.12.03–2022.01.15. ‘Invitation to the Ball. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2025.11.28–2026.05.31. ‘Art Deco. 100 Years of Fashion. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Castle Fall, Keila-Joa, Estonia.