COUCOU, A JEANNE LANVIN DAY DRESS

1923

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COUCOU, A JEANNE LANVIN DAY DRESS
1923
The bodice and hem of ivory crepe, the bodice and skirt of pleated yellow crepe, trimmed with white buttons bound in black silk twine, the sleeves long, with decorative buttons, the back with yellow crepe tie at the waist, also trimmed with buttons
Labelled JEANNE LANVIN in bright yellow to pale yellow silk

Lot Essay

The exquisitely pleated yellow and ivory crepe shows the new 'gamine' sporty influence on fashion of the mid 1920s. The gouache illustrated here shows the original design was for a longer dress. It is a possibility that it may have been shortened to make it more fashionably in line with the hemlines of the mid 1920s.

Coucou, reproduced here by kind permission of Archives Lanvin.

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