JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE - Lot 15

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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE - Lot 15
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE Robe perlée inspirée des années 1920 «Paris, C'était Hier », collection « Paris et Ses Muses », Automne-Hiver 2000-2001 A 1920s inspired beaded flapper dress "Paris, Was Yesterday","Paris and It's Muses collection", Autumn-Winter 2000-2001 Look no 36, labelled, the black satin ground embroidered to form a portrait of Kiki de Montparnasse in black bugle beads and tiny sequins in shades of green, yellow, pink and orange, low, square back, deep black beaded hem, integral black stretch body within, with underwiring, bust approx. 92cm, 36in It took 91 hours to make this dress Jean-Paul Gaultier makes Kiki de Montparnasse his muse for this collection, using her portrait not only as the main feature of this flapper-style dress but also printed onto silk linings of jackets and coats. She was the 'It Girl' of the Paris avant-garde during the interwar period. An artist's model, performer, and painter, she became the muse of artists including Calder, Modigliani and Utrillo to name but a few and collaborated on photographic works with Man Ray. In 1929 the journalist Henri Broca crowned Kiki the "Queen of Montparnasse" for her central role as a member of the Parisian avant-garde community. "Paris,C'était Hier" is also a title of a book written by Jane Flanner the chronicle of an American in Paris 1925-1939 Provenance: The Mouna Ayoub Collection Image Droits Réservés
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