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Description
A croquis of an evening dress from the Paris fashion house Lucile, 11 Rue de Penthievre, includes fabric swatches. Lucile was an innovative design house that appealed to wealthy women. It was one of the "better" fashion houses, one step below the most elite.
Written on the drawing is "Lovely evening dress & coat for night church-wedding (pink or pale green."
Artist Mildred Burrage of Kennebunkport had a number of Paris fashion line drawings among her possessions.
About This Item
- Title: Evening dress croquis, Paris, 1931
- Creation Date: 1931
- Subject Date: 1931
- Location: FR
- Media: Ink, pencil on paper, fabric
- Local Code: Coll. 2494, Box 8/24
- Collection: Mildred Giddings Burrage collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Burrage, Mildred G. (Mildred Giddings), 1890-1983--Associated objects
- Dresses
- Dressmaking
- Duff Gordon, Lucy, Lady
- Fashion design drawings
- Fashion designers
- Fashion drawing
- Lucile, 1862-1935
- Women--Clothing and dress
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