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SUMMARY:a-rare-redfern-ivory-linen-summer-sporting-suit-circa-1905 - Date d
 e vente : 11/06/2024
DESCRIPTION:Nom du lots : A rare Redfern ivory linen summer sporting suit\,
  circa 1905\n\nA rare Redfern ivory linen summer sporting suit\, circa 190
 5\n\nlabelled\, comprising: a blouse with pintucks and embroidered vines a
 nd clovers\, bust 92cm\, 36in\; a matching skirt\, waist 64cm\, 25in\; a j
 acket with embroidered lapel and mother-of-pearl buttons\, bust 92cm\, 36i
 n (3)\n\nThe House of Redfern had relatively humble beginnings - it began 
 as a tailor’s shop founded in Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1855 by John
  Redfern (1820-1895). As Cowes grew in popularity as a fashionable yachtin
 g centre for the rich and aristocratic\, so Redfern’s beautifully tailor
 ed garments came to the notice of the crowds who descended for Cowes race 
 week. In the 1870s the Redfern yachting suit or dress was swiftly becoming
  the most recognisably English mode of fashionable apparel. In this way\, 
 the Redfern label was essentially the first high-end sportswear brand. In 
 1879 Redfern revelled in a blaze of publicity for a jersey tailored suit t
 hey made for ‘The Jersey Lily’ – the Prince of Wales’ mistress Lil
 y Langtree\, which attracted even more new clients.\n\nWith the support of
  sons Ernest Redfern and Charles Poynter Redfern (1853-1929)\, John Redfer
 n opened tailoring houses in London and Paris in 1881\, followed by two sh
 ops in New York in 1884-85\, one for tailoring\, the other for furs. In 18
 88 Redfern were presented with a Royal warrant: ‘By Royal Appointment to
  Her Majesty the Queen and H.R.H. The Princess of Wales’. By the early 1
 890s\, due largely to the patronage of British and European royalty\, Redf
 ern’s Paris house had developed into a full-scale couture business with 
 grand clientele. Ernest directed the London and New York branches\, while 
 Charles\, and later\, John Poynter Redfern\, ran the Paris salon. From 189
 2\, when Redfern’s sons took control of the business\, the house became 
 known as Redfern Ltd.\n\nShare this lot:
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