"Colin Maillard" ensemble
Christian Lacroix
(French, born in 1951)
House of Patou
(French, founded 1914)
Spring 1987
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueDress: silk plain weave with embroidery; silk lace; tulle; silk plain weave; silk satin weave
Hat: braided straw; silk plain weave
Shoes: silk satin; plastic; leather
Belt: silk plain weave; leather; metal
DimensionsCenter back (dress): 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Length x width (hat): 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Length (shoes): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Length (belt): 226.1 cm (89 in.)
Length x width (hat): 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Length (shoes): 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Length (belt): 226.1 cm (89 in.)
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund
Accession number2010.387.1-7
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 164, 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.
