PAQUIN
Lot 412

PAQUIN

A BLACK SILK JERSEY COCKTAIL DRESS

Closed16 September 2008

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GBP 600

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PAQUIN
A BLACK SILK JERSEY COCKTAIL DRESS
elaborately pleated bodice and plain, narrow skirt with flying panels at the hips
22in. (56cm.) waist
labelled, numbered '62212'

Specialist note

The House of Paquin was founded in 1891, although Jeanne Paquin herself had retired by 1920. This dress appears to be in the style of the early 1950s; it's possible it is in fact a 1930s evening gown which has been shortened. The House closed in 1956.