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

  Roberto Capucci for Katia Ricciarelli Verona collection Ricciarelli. Roberto Capucci for Anna Caterina Antonacci Paris collection Antonacci. Roberto Capucci for Raina Kabaivanska Modena, collection Kabaivanska. Roberto Capucci Roma, Faran Tailoring-Suits Tunics Vestal.

Isabella Blow (1997) Mario Testino LONDON - Somerset House, in partnership with the Isabella Blow Foundation and Central Saint Martins, is proud to present Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!, a major fashion exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life and wardrobe of the late British patron of fashion and art. Born into the rarefied world of British aristocracy, Isabella’s thirty year career began in the early 80s as Anna Wintour’s assistant at US Vogue. On her return to London in 1986 she worked at Tatler followed by British... [Lire la suite]

The star lot of the sale is a bronze Alberto Giacometti 1936 floor lamp modelled with the head of a young woman (estimate: €60,000-80,000/£54,000-71,000/$81,000-110,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2013.  PARIS.- Christie’s announced that The Personal Collection of Elsa Schiaparelli will be offered at auction in Paris on 23 January, 2014. A landmark sale for the international world of fashion, style and design, the collection comes to the market having passed by descent to Elsa Schiaparelli’s granddaughter, the actress Marisa... [Lire la suite]

Alaïa, robe bustier, couture P/E 2003. Bustier de cuir moulé et jupe en taffetas. Archives personnelles de Monsieur Alaïa © Patrick Demarchelier PARIS - Le Palais Galliera célèbre Azzedine Alaïa en lui consacrant son exposition d’ouverture. Cette première rétrospective parisienne est présentée dans les galeries rénovées du palais, ainsi que dans la salle Matisse du Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. Une sélection de soixante-dix modèles iconiques retrace le parcours créatif unique d’Azzedine Alaïa. ... [Lire la suite]

Banyan, maker unrecorded, c. 1780-90. From the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Photo: RISD Museum. 

"Phèdre". Christian  Lacroix pour Martine Chevallier dans "Phèdre", 1995. Atelier de couture de la Comédie-Française. (c) Centre national du costume de scène Robe à taille haute en velours de soie rouge avec traîne, manches larges resserrées sur l'avant-bras avec engageantes en velours rouge à motifs rasés. Application de motifs en latex or et noir sur le corsage et les épaules. Col bijou en latex doré. Jupon en faille fushia.  "Thésée". Christian  Lacroix pour François Beaulieu... [Lire la suite]

Suzy Parker wearing Balenciaga for Vogue, 1950s Cocktail Dress - c. 1955, Cristobal Balenciaga. Label: BALENCIAGA 10 AVENUE GEORGE V. PARIS 52808 (handwriting). Pink silk taffeta ; white lace at hem. Photo by Takashi Hatakeyama A beautiful silhouette is created by the silk taffeta skirt - supported by a hooped petticoat - and in which tucks have been made to reveal the lace below the hemline so that the fabric appears to entwine the wearer. The full skirt, reminiscent of mid-19th Century crinolines, was in vogue during the... [Lire la suite]

  Ballgowns by James, 1948. Photo By Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph by Cecil Beaton, Beaton / Vogue / Condé Nast Archive. Copyright (c) Condé Nast NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that the inaugural exhibition of the newly renovated Costume Institute in spring 2014 will examine the career of legendary 20th-century Anglo-American couturier Charles James (1906–1978). Charles James: Beyond Fashion, on view from May 8 through August... [Lire la suite]

Roméo GIGLI, circa 1990. Photo courtesy GROS & DELETTREZ Lot composé d'une veste courte en shantung de soie or, petit col, simple boutonnage, deux poches passepoilées, manches longues à emmanchures basses, dos plongeant orné au pied de col, d'un noeud, et d'un pantalon à pinces en velours framboise finissant par un revers. Griffes beiges, graphisme bordeaux. Estimation : 200 - 300 € GROS & DELETTREZ. LUNDI 14 OCTOBRE À 14H00. DROUOT RICHELIEU - SALLES 5-6. COLLECTION DANIELLE LUQUET DE... [Lire la suite]