Ball gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.22.15ac.CW.DR.C1987.FRAuthors:
House of Jean Patou (French, founded 1914)Christian LACROIX (French, born 1951)
Description
Eighteenth-century-inspired evening dress consisting of a puffball skirt and two different matching tops, one sleeveless in silver colour silk taffeta with a rose on the left, and another in salmon orange colour taffeta with ruches on the neckline.Materials
SilkTaffeta
Origin
circa 1987 Paris, FranceExhibitions History
• 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.• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2023.12.21–2024.01.19. ‘Awaiting the miracle of holidays (1920–1990). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural Center, Visaginas, Lithuania.