Madame Grès

Lot 52. GRES, circa 1960. A khaki green pleated jersey asymmetrical dress with pleated leaf pattern. Estimate: €3,500 — 4,500. Lot sold 16,250 €. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Madame Grès's personal collection. Sotheby's. Collection Quidam de Revel, Paris, 05 Jul 2018

Lot 1. Paul Poiret Haute couture, 1921, Model 'Madone', détail. A rare orientalist embroidered satin dress. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 €. Lot sold 4,000 €. Courtesy Sotheby’s. PARIS – Sotheby’s est heureuse d’annoncer sa deuxième vente Haute Couture, le mardi 3 octobre à Paris. La maison soumet au feu des enchères 140 « petites robes noires » issues de la collection personnelle de Didier Ludot, avec le concours de Kerry Taylor Auctions. En juillet 2015, Sotheby’s France avait dévoilé une partie... [Lire la suite]

Gown in dark-green Gros de Tour brocade, England, 1730-1740. This gown with adjusted back is typical of English ladies’ fashion during the 18th century and is outstanding in the quality of its stiff, beautifully brocaded silk, with its pattern of tulips and chrysanthemum flowers. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.  Jacket ca. 1750. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Bodice, ca. 1750. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Men’s suit made of blue wool in twill weave... [Lire la suite]

Charles James, "Four-Leaf Clover" dress, 1953. Duchesse satin, lace, and silk shantung. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, 2009; Gift of Josephine Abercrombie,1953, 2009.300.784. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CINCINNATI, OH.- High Style: Twentieth Century Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection opens at the Cincinnati Art Museum on Nov. 7. This landmark exhibition of garments and accessories from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan... [Lire la suite]

Madame Grès, 1950's Madame Grès, 1950's

Model wearing a gown by Madame Gres, 1937, in a photo by George Platt Lynes for Harper’s Bazaar Alix ( Madame Grès ) Dress Lud, 1938 - Photo by Horst P. Horst Madame Grès, 1940. Photo George Platt Lynes Dovima wearing an evening gown by Madame Grès, 1950, photographed by Richard Avedon. Madame Grès, 1954. Photo Willy Maywald. Modèle de Madame Grès, Septembre 1954, Vogue Paris. Photo par Henry Clarke Dovima modeling a dress designed by Madame Grès, 1955. Madame Grès, 1956. Photo: Philippe Pottier. Suzy... [Lire la suite]

Bergdorf Goodman Archives. Coctail & Evening Dresses: Madame Grès

Robe de Grès by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1936. Madame Grès, 1951.  Germaine Krebs wearing an evening dress by Madame Grès, 1952. Photo Philippe Pottier. Dovima modeling a dress designed by Madame Grès, 1955. Jacky Mazel wearing a red evening gown by Madame Gres, 1955. Madame Grès, 1956. Madame Grès velvet dress, October 1956, L'Art et la Mode. Photo by George Saad. Red velvet and pink satin dress by Madame Grès, 1960. Madame Grès, 1969. Madame Grès, 1972-73. Photo by Louis Freyssinet.

Woman’s Evening Dress, 1956, by Jean Dessès (France, 1904–-1970); Silk plain weave (organza). Purchased with funds provided by Ellen A. Michelson. Photo ©2012, Museum Associates. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has significantly added to its twentieth-century fashion collection with the acquisition of 158 examples of fashion by couture designers dating from 1880 to 2008, made possible by dedicated museum supporter Ellen A. Michelson. Nearly fifty major fashion designers are represented in this acquisition,... [Lire la suite]

Cecil Beaton- circa 1965. Portrait de Madame Grès. Photo Osenat Tirage argentique, tampon au dos, 24 x 23,5 cm. Estimation : 700 / 900 € Osenat - Osenat - 77300 Fontainebleau. Vente aux enchères du Samedi 23 avril 2011. Hôtel des Ventes - 5, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau. Tel.: Amélie Villame au 01 80 81 90 06