Sunday, February 20, 2022

La délicieuse simplicité de la perfection - ball gown, Maison Worth, circa 1900



ROBE de BAL en satin duchesse champagne, important décolleté sur poitrine pigeonnante drapée ornée de tulle et de dentelle mécanique à la couleur, manches papillon, corsage muni d'un bustier baleiné lacé sous fermeture agrafes dans le dos, jupe à lés formant longue traîne, griffe ivoire tissée gris - (lacet intérieur non d'origine) - Maison WORTH n° 79288, vers 1900


BALL GOWN in champagne-colored duchess satin, deep neckline with a draped and accentuated bustline adorned with tulle and tinted machine lace, "butterfly" sleeves, bodice with an incorporated laced whalebone bustier beneath a hook-and-eye back fastening, paneled skirt forming a long train, ivory label with gray woven signature - (inner lacing is not original) - House of WORTH n° 79288, circa 1900


This magnificent gown sold at auction in Paris in June of 2012 for 21,270 € - over $24,000.00.





1 comment:

  1. Charles Worth the Englishman who brought modern haute couture to Paris. The very first! -Rj

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