Evening Dress House of Worth. Circa 1910. | Live Auctioneers
Evening jacket Emile Pingat. Ca. 1893. French. Silk, jet, feathers & metal. Emile Pingat had a proclivity for designing carefully finished dresses and outerwear which made him one of the top three French fashion designers during the second half of the 19th century. Active between 1860 and 1896, Pingat was adroit at manipulating multiple textiles and trimmings into a cohesive and elevated garment. He was inspired by design elements of other cultures and often reinterpreted them into his own work, making them unique and intriguing. His elaborately decorated and impeccably tailored outwear was particularly sought after. This fine example of Pingat's outerwear is ornately embroidered in a style which shows his interest in other cultures. This high style interpretation is superbly executed with a level of detail which is consistent among the best work of the famous French couturiers. | THE MET
Dinner dress House of Drécoll. 1914–16. French. Silk & fur. Drécoll was founded in 1896 by Christoff von Drécoll in Vienna, Austria where he designed fashions for the Imperial family of Austria. In 1902, a couture house was opened in Paris and run by Monsieur and Madame Besancon de Wagner. Their daughter Maggie Rouff was a talented designer, working for the house first and then later managing the business with her husband Pierre beginning in 1929. Eventually, the house merged with the House of Beer and then in 1931 they merged with the House of Agness, closing in 1963. This dress shows a dramatic sense of style, exemplified with the use of ciré satin accented by the burgundy silk sash at the waist. The combination of such sumptuous materials was typical of the period, done by other couturiers as it added an extra element of luxury and refinement. | THE MET
Evening dress House of Worth, Paris, circa 1890. Shaped satin piping, metallic tulle, embroidery sequins and gold bullion. | Les Arts Décoratifs
Evening dress 1883. Charles Frédérick Worth, France. Printed silk moiré, faille, lace. | Chicago History Museum
Evening dress House of Worth. Jean-Philippe Worth.1898–1900. French. Silk & glass. | THE MET