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The Art of the Drape by Madeleine Vionnet

Result EUR108,800
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 03 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

With this flame red dress, Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975) again proves her great modernity in designing a silhouette.

Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), 1930s long red crepe dress with pink silk undergarment,... The Art of the Drape by Madeleine Vionnet

Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), 1930s long red crepe dress with pink silk undergarment, numbered 90580, in its box.
Result: €108,800

A "fashion purist", as the Musée des Arts Décoratifs described her at its 2009-2010 retrospective, Madeleine Vionnet was one of the leading figures in haute couture between the wars. Credited with inventing the bias cut, and with her brilliant skills in the art of…
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