Art de la Mode et du Textile/Fashion & Textil Art

Balenciaga Dress with Scarves- 1951. 1952 - Sunny Harnett in Balenciaga Photo by Richard Avedon for Vogue, Balenciaga, 1952 Sophie Malgat is wearing an evening dress of white organdie embroidered with black polka-dots. 1953 - Balenciaga Evening Dress. 1955-56. Dovima is wearing a dress by Balenciaga. Photo Richard Avedon for Harper's Bazaar. 

Christian Dior, « Bonbon », robe d’après-midi, automne-hiver 1947-1948. Sergé de laine, boutons métalliques et ceinture en peau.Collection Palais Galliera © Galliera/Roger-Viollet PARIS - Guêpières, jupons, jupes à corolle, escarpins pointus, imprimés fleuris ou rayés de couleurs vives, tailleurs à jupe « crayon » et taille de guêpe, robes bustiers-fourreaux, robes de cocktail, broderies rocailles de cristaux : telle est la couture des années 1950. À la même époque, une mode décontractée – pulls moulants,... [Lire la suite]

Mourning Ensemble, 1870-1872, Black silk crape, black mousseline. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Martha Woodward Weber, 1930 (2009.300.633a,b)Veil, 1875, Black silk crape. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Roi White, 1984 (2009.300.633c Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire, The Costume... [Lire la suite]

Maxime de la Falaise in grey draped jersey dress by Balenciaga, photo by Pottier, 1950

An Audrey Hepburn Givenchy hat from Funny Face, Paramount, 1957. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams. Composed of light brown straw-like material with a brown grosgrain band. The interior bears a black "Made in France / Hubert de Givenchy" label and an additional white inventory tag inscribed "4947." Approximately 13 x 7 in. Sold for US$ 87,500 (€62,746)  Provenance: Profiles in History, Drama, Action, Romance: The Hollywood Auction, December 15, 2012, lot 423.  Hepburn wears this hat during the... [Lire la suite]

An Audrey Hepburn Givenchy hat. Jade green silk velvet bell-shaped hat with turquoise feather and crystal bead tassels, bearing a "Givenchy Paris / Made in France" label. Pictured in American Vogue, November 1964, p. 119, in a photograph by Cecil Beaton of the actress in a black sleeveless shift dress. Sold for $46,250 including premium. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams. LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams celebrated Audrey Hepburn's birthday in fashionable style when an American phone bidder took home one of her prized accessories, a Givenchy hat... [Lire la suite]

  Christian Dior, The “Muguet” Lily of the Valley Dress, 1954

  Winterthur, Delaware - Costumes of Downton Abbey is an original exhibition of exquisite designs from the award-winning television series. Forty historically inspired costumes from the television show are displayed and supplemented by photographs and vignettes inspired by the fictional program and by real life at Winterthur so visitors have the chance to step into and experience the world of Downton Abbey® and the contrasting world of Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont and his contemporaries in the... [Lire la suite]

Michel Dufour/ Alexander McQueen A/W RTW 2006/ Getty Images. “London’s where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.” - Alexander McQueen, January 2000 LONDON - The V&A is delighted to announce that it will present Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in London in spring 2015. The first and largest retrospective of the late designer’s work to be presented in Europe, the exhibition will showcase McQueen’s visionary body of work. Spanning his 1992 MA graduate collection to his unfinished... [Lire la suite]

Foulard en soie Balenciaga vintage. Photo SALORGES ENCHERES  SALORGES ENCHERES. Samedi 26 avril à 14h00 à LA BAULE. 132 Avenue des Ondines, 44500 La baule. Tél. : 02 40 69 91 10 - Fax : 02 40 69 93 92 - sarlkac@wanadoo.fr NDB: Je raffole de ces foulards N&B de Balenciaga