"Barbade" evening ensemble
Christian Lacroix
(French, born in 1951)
House of Patou
(French, founded 1914)
Spring 1987
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueDress: silk plain weave, printed
Wrap: silk plain weave, printed
Shoes: silk satin weave, printed; leather; plastic
DimensionsCenter back (dress): 127 cm (50 in.)
Height x length (wrap): 104.1 x 325.1 cm (41 x 128 in.)
Length (shoes): 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Height x length (wrap): 104.1 x 325.1 cm (41 x 128 in.)
Length (shoes): 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund
Accession number2010.386.1-4
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 206, 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.
