Jeanne Lanvin 1938 “garden party” gowns for Princess Elizabeth and Margaret’s dolls, Marianne and France
These bisque dolls are undoubtably some of the most famous and well dressed in the world. They came with a closet filled with 360 pieces
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Lady Mendl’s Elsa Schiaparelli “Apollo of Versailles” cape
The detailing in Elsa Schiaparelli’s “Apollo of Versailles” cape is exquisite. This piece comes from the iconic Autumn/Winter 1938-39 Cosmique collection, which was dedicated to
Guo Pei’s “Blue and Porcelain” gown
This sculpted “Blue and Porcelain” gown was designed by Guo Pei for her 2010 “1002 Nights” collection. It is also sometimes referred to as the
Balenciaga orange evening coat from the Fall/Winter 1954-1955 collection
This voluminous orange silk evening coat by Balenciaga comes from his Fall/Winter 1954-1955 collection. Unlike Dior’s popular “New Look” Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) was using linear
Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 1949 Cynge Noir gown
This exquisite Cynge Noir (black swan) evening gown by Christian Dior comes from the Autumn/Winter 1949 Milieu du Siècle line. This marked Dior’s sixth collection.