Dress (part one of a four-piece ensemble)

Christian Lacroix for Patou1987

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Short gray silk dress with black embroidered skirt, white ruffled bodice, and black satin straps. Interior has many layers of tulle petticoats and silk lining. One label in bodice reads: "Jean Patou/Printemps Ele 1987/no. 29/Colin Maillard."

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Title: Dress (part one of a four-piece ensemble)
Creator: Christian Lacroix
Creator Birth Date: 1951
Fashion House: Patou
Date Created: 1987
Physical Dimensions: Center back: 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Provenance: 1987, 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)
Season: Spring 1987
Type: Dress
Rights: William E. Nickerson Fund. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Medium: Silk plain weave with embroidery; silk lace; tulle; silk plain weave; silk satin weave

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