Summer dress suit

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2020.8.26.28ac.CW.SU.C1930.FR
Author:
House of Jenny (French, 1909 - 1940)
Description
Flower print chiffon dress and jacket (bolero). Sleeveless bodice made of black chiffon, duplicated with stripes of printed with pink and blue flowers chiffon, center front and back are decorated with a chain of printed chiffon bows, a wide waistband made of pure black chiffon, the skirt duplicated with printed chiffon stripes, that curve downwards and turn into gores. The black chiffon bolero has two printed chiffon frills at the neck and printed chiffon bottoms of the sleeves. With integral lead weighted underslip.

From the Maryse ASTRAUDO and her daughter Anne-Marie ASTRAUDO, wife of Christian Bricard, wardrobe.
Material
Chiffon
Origin
circa 1930 France

Exhibition History
• 2019.10.22–2020.12.31. ‘Fashion Masterpieces of the 20th century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.