76.125.1

Images (4)

Faking_It_13 Left to right 2013.3.1 (shoes case), 78.222.2 (comb case), P87.20.30 (comb case), 67.127.1 (dress), 82.205.2 (valance wall), 82.205.1A (textile wall), 74.36.27 (gold dress), 2014.40.1 (coat), 76.125.1 (dress), 78.237.7 (black dress), 2013.5.2 (dress), 81.61.10 (red coat), 2003.102.1 (dress), 72.54.2 (orange dress)

Faking_It_02 Left to right 2013.3.1 (shoes case), 78.222.2 (comb case), P87.20.30 (comb case), 67.127.1 (dress), 74.36.27 (gold dress), 2014.40.1 (coat), 76.125.1 (dress), 82.205.2 (valance wall), 82.205.1A (textile wall)

Object: Dress

Designer: Vionnet (1876 - 1975)

Date: c. 1926

Medium: Rayon crepe and seed beads

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Mirsky

Object number: 76.125.1

DescriptionShort turquoise blue rayon crepe beaded sheath dress; open low round neckline; black jet and gold seed beads hand sewn on bodice in scroll and horse with ristowe button eye design; gather panel at side hip; van dyke beaded hemline; snap closer at left seam and shoulder

Label Text:The French couturier Madeleine Vionnet was an ardent proponent of international copyright for fashion designs. She utilized a number of strategies in an attempt to prevent the sale of pirated copies, including collaborating with embroiderer Albert Lesage to create difficult-to-copy beading techniques. Nevertheless, counterfeits and unauthorized copies of couture originals proliferated. This copy of Vionnet’s “Little Horses” dress is made of a cheap material with crude embroidery and the lower portion of the dress was eliminated.

In Collection(s)

1920s

Exhibitions:

Paris, Capital of Fashion
Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits