Evening dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.18.4ab.CW.DR.C1934.FRAuthor:
House of Molyneux (French, 1919 - 1977)Description
Purple Indian lame evening dress, on the back decorated with a belt as a bow. House of Molyneux numbered "92972".Ancient property of the NOAILLES family. Originally owned by Marie-Laure de NOAILLES born Marie-Laure Henriette Anne BISCHOFFSHEIM.
Material
SilkOrigin
circa 1934 Paris, FranceRelated person
House of Molyneux (French, 1919 - 1977) (creator)Exhibitions History
• 2016.10.24–2017.04.18. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.• 2019.04.02–2019.05.20. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. Moldovian and Romanian style icons. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ The National Museum of History of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova.
• 2023.10.21–2024.05.07. ‘Black, white, red.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Fashion Museum. Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.
• 2024.12.05–2025.05.05. ‘Art Deco. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural center-museum of Suvalkija (Sūduva) (Paežeriai Manor), Vilkaviškis district, Lithuania.