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"Colin Maillard" evening dress
"Colin Maillard" ensemble
"Colin Maillard" evening dress
French
Spring 1987
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Dress: silk plain weave with embroidery; silk lace; tulle; silk plain weave; silk satin weave
Hat: braided straw; silk plain weave
Shoes: silk satin; plastic; leather
Belt: silk plain weave; leather; metal
Hat: braided straw; silk plain weave
Shoes: silk satin; plastic; leather
Belt: silk plain weave; leather; metal
Dimensions
Center back (dress): 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Length x width (hat): 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Length (shoes): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Length (belt): 226.1 cm (89 in.)
Length x width (hat): 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Length (shoes): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Length (belt): 226.1 cm (89 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number2010.387.1-7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShort gray silk dress with black embroidered skirt, white ruffled bodice, and black satin straps. Interior has many layers of tulle petticoats and silk lining.
Oversized straw hat with square crown and wide brim with pink silk rose with green petals.
Black evening pumps with silk satin ribbon crisscrossing the vamp and long black ribbons that wrap around the ankle and up the leg.
Chartreuse green silk belt with large trapezoidal stationary buckle and three holes to tighten. Metal hook closure. Lined with white leather.
Oversized straw hat with square crown and wide brim with pink silk rose with green petals.
Black evening pumps with silk satin ribbon crisscrossing the vamp and long black ribbons that wrap around the ankle and up the leg.
Chartreuse green silk belt with large trapezoidal stationary buckle and three holes to tighten. Metal hook closure. Lined with white leather.
Signed
Label in bodice reads: "Jean Patou/Printemps Ele 1987/no. 29/Colin Maillard."
Provenance1987, produced by Christian Lacroix for the House of Jean Patou, Paris; March 28, 2010, Jean de Moüy sale, Chayette et Cheval, Paris, lot 164, to Cameron Silver of Decades Inc., Los Angeles [see note 1]; purchased from Decades by the MFA (Accession date: June 16, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] Jean de Moüy is Jean Patou's grand nephew.
NOTES:
[1] Jean de Moüy is Jean Patou's grand nephew.