Fashion designs
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2020.8.17.13.FA.GR.1923.FRAuthor:
House of Berthe-Hermance (French, 1st half of the 20th century)Description
Two pencil drawings double-sided glued on the same sheet of paper, representing fashion sketches for Berthe-Hermance fashion house. The first one depicts a woman wearing a long evening gown with geometric motifs, adorned on the side of the waist with feathers. The second represents a model also wearing a long dress, with tartan motif embellished with rose stripes on the chest, waistline and bottom, and decorated with a large artificial flower on the side.From the archives of Benedicte RASIMI, renowned costume designer and former owner of Bataclan concert hall.
Material
Pencil on PaperOrigin
April 6 1923 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 24 cmHeight : 32 cm