"Diabolo" ensemble
Christian Lacroix
(French, born in 1951)
House of Patou
(French, founded 1914)
Spring 1987
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueDress: silk plain weave, printed; silk tulle; lace; plastic
Hat: braided straw; metal
Bandeau: silk plain weave, printed; metal
Wrapper: silk plain weave, printed; metal
DimensionsCenter back (dress): 87 cm (34 1/4 in.)
Length x width (hat): 54.9 x 60 cm (21 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Length (bandeau): 66 cm (26 in.)
Length (wrapper): 68.6 cm (27 in.)
Length x width (hat): 54.9 x 60 cm (21 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Length (bandeau): 66 cm (26 in.)
Length (wrapper): 68.6 cm (27 in.)
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund
Accession number2010.385.1-4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1987, produced by Christian Lacroix for the House of Jean Patou, Paris; March 28, 2010, Jean de Moüy sale, Chayette et Cheval, Paris, lot 151, to Cameron Silver of Decades Inc., Los Angeles [see note 1]; purchased from Decades by the MFA (Accession date: June 16, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] Jean de Moüy is Jean Patou's grand nephew.
NOTES:
[1] Jean de Moüy is Jean Patou's grand nephew.
