JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE - Lot 6

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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE - Lot 6
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE Robe du soir en denim et plumes d'autruche,"L'Ecume des Jours", collection "Divine Jacqueline", Printemps-Eté 1999 A fine denim and ostrich feather evening gown,"L'Ecume des Jours","Divine Jacqueline" collection, Spring-Summer 1999 Look no 49, unlabelled, the denim jeans bodice with metal fly buttons to centre front, pocket vents to upper bodice sides, the jeans waistband forming the upper bodice edge with pockets applied to back, the sinuous mermaid hem dyed denim blue to white, bust 92cm, 36in, waist 66cm, 26in; with matching ivory silk and stretch lace corset (2) It took 64 hours to make this dress, excluding the lavish ostrich feather embroidery. This is the key look of the collection. During World War II, when deprivation forced people to be inventive Jean-Paul Gaultier's grandmother often recycled clothes - a pair of trousers could become a skirt. Jean-Paul Gaultier is a couturier with a punk soul. With his ironic gaze he transforms a mundane pair of jeans into a sensational evening sheath - the trained mermaid hem applied by hand with thousands of individual ostrich plumes which flutter with each movement. In the tradition of great couturiers of the Golden Age, Jean-Paul Gaultier christened each design with a unique name which often serves as an intimation of the original inspiration for the piece or can just be a reflection of his humour. Gaultier's wit and sense of irony is partly what sets his creations apart and makes them so appealing. For this work he uses the nuances of dégradé floating feather strands to simulate the foam on sea waves (maritime themes being a favourite of his) but also plays on the title of the literary work by surrealist novelist Boris Vian of the same name, published in 1947. The collection was named as a tribute to the designer Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, who was in the audience and ordered one of the pieces. Published: -"Jean Paul Gaultier A-Z" published by nai010, pp58-59, photograph by Damien Beneteau & Xavier Couriou, Mademoiselle Paris (Flaunt Magazine) 1999 -"Jean Paul Gaultier" by Colin McDowell, published by Viking Studio p 63 catwalk image by Niall McInerney. Provenance: The Mouna Ayoub Collection Image Droits Réservés
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