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SUMMARY:a-rare-madeleine-vionnet-couture-fringed-crpe-evening-gown-april-19
 38 - Date de vente : 21/06/2022
DESCRIPTION:Nom du lots : A rare Madeleine Vionnet couture fringed crêpe e
 vening gown\, April 1938\n\nModel 4525\, with printed yellow on ivory sati
 n thumb print label\, numbered 72672\, of black crêpe romain\, smothered 
 in swags of individually hand-knotted fringes (crépines) which narrow to 
 emphasise the waist and then gradually enlarge over bust and skirt to foll
 ow the figure’s contours\, with twisted loops of crêpe interlocking to 
 form the shoulder straps\, side zip\, bust approx 86cm\, 34in\n This model
  was photographed for the Vionnet archive in April 1938\, see image courte
 sy of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The House model has a different tre
 atment of the shoulder straps which are also fringed. However\, the ivory 
 example held by the Metropolitan Museum has identical shoulder straps to t
 his model (accession no. C.I.52.18.4).
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