English
Sous-titre:
Variation on the 'Bengale' model
Institution:
Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Date de début - date de fin:
Summer 1948
Visuel principal:
Autres visuels:
Dernière acquisition:
0
Donateur, testateur ou vendeur:
Gift of Marie-Rose and Pierre Graftieaux
Numéro d'inventaire:
GAL 212.E.26.1
Collection liée:
Description:
Marcelle Dormoy opened her own couture house in 1929. Relatively unknown in the history of fashion, she was one of the few couturières to have also been a model, notably for Paul Poiret: 'It was thanks to that period of my life,' she once said, 'that I really learnt to understand the female body.' This bustier-style evening dress was donated by her heirs. In the summer of 1948 Dormoy released this 'Bengale' model, a generous garment whose skirt, seen from behind, has the shape of a large 'M'.
Auteur(s):
Marcelle Dormoy
Titre court page d'accueil:
Evening dress, Marcelle Dormoy
Vignette page d'accueil:
Matériaux et techniques:
Taffeta mounted on tulle