Edwardian Damask and Chiffon Silk Ceremony French Labelled Gown Circa 1900

Spring Summer 1991 Collection France Modernist ensemble from Paco Rabanne's Haute Couture show. Composed of a pair of Bermuda shorts, a tunic-dress made of stretchy ribbed knitwear in lemon-yellow and a bolero with quilted fins in iridescent silver foil called Papier Fou. This clever and deliberately avant-garde process corresponded at the time to a sheet of rhodoïd laminated with a reflective silver foil. Metal buckle with yellow synthetic stone cabochon to close the bolero. Light crazy paper patina, clean set, little or no wear. Very good condition of colour and conservation. Exhibited and catalogued at the Villa Rosemaine...

Circa 1975 France Spectacular unidentified Haute Couture ensemble, dedicated to a ceremony and composed of a long dress and coat in silk and feathers inspired by Impressionist painting. Sleeveless strapless dress with V-neckline and back zip. Chasuble-style coat, flared on the bias and sewn at the front. Wide pagoda sleeves finished with a spectacular bouilloné of multicoloured ostrich feathers. Printed on silk with a strong polychrome pointillist graphic, coordinating the silk douppion...

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN faille light pink ballon sleeve technical dress IT38 XS Reference: AAWC/A00174 Brand: Alexander McQueen Designer: Sarah Burton Collection: 2021 Material: Polyester ...

CONDITION is Good. Minor wear to dress is evident. Missing and loose embellishments on the shoulders, minor discolouration mark near the hemline, pull to the weave on the right side ...