Evening dress of Claude GENIA
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.4.27.CW.DR.1946.FRAuthor:
House of Lanvin (French, founded 1889)Description
Embroidered and pearled ivory silk satin evening gown.Belonged to Russian born French stage and film actress Claude GENIA (1913–1979). She performed in it the leading role in the play " Le Roi Marat" in Paris 1946.
Materials
Silk satinBeads
Origin
1946 Paris, France (FR)Exhibitions History
• 2013.11.12–2014.08.10. ‘From War to Peace. The Fashion of the 1940s and 1950s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania. Catalogue.• 2014.10. 24–2014.10. 26. ‘The exhibition of the wedding dresses.’ Vilnius Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2016.02.06 –2016.03.08. ‘Two hundred years of Wedding Gowns fashion.’ TC Ozas Department Store, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2016.06.01–2016.09.18. ‘Wedding Gowns 1860–2010. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev.’ Ventspils museum (The Castle of Livonian Order), Ventspils, Latvia.
• 2017.11. 21– 2018.01.31. ‘The wedding fashion from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ ‘Ausros’ museum Chaimas Frenkelis Villa, Siauliai, Lithuania.
• 2018.03.01–2018.06.30. ‘The Wedding Fashion from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Castle Fall, Keila-Joa, Estonia.
• 2018.05.24 –2018.09.01. ‘Jeanne Lanvin: the great lady of French fashion. Dresses and accessories from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ French culture institute, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2018.09.20–2019.09.10. ‘Magicians of Parisian fashion. 1920–1999. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2021.09.17–2021.11.14. ‘To Play To The Gallery. Fashion And Portrait.’ Together with Museum of Art and History, Geneva, Switzerland. Museum of Art and History, Palatine’s room, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2023.10.21–2024.05.07. ‘Black, white, red.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Fashion Museum. Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.