“Marquise”Robe de StyleJeanne Lanvin1925 (Approx)“Marquise”
“Marquise”Robe de StyleJeanne Lanvin1925 (Approx)“Marquise” robe de style of cyclamen coloured silk taffeta with built-in pannier structure.Medallions-formed by open-worked compositions derived from Japanese mon-encircle the skirt as well as forming a linear border just above the hemline. Because the mon structure is created with voids, the metallic gold lame underdress shows through revealing a hint of glimmer where beading used to be employed for the same effect.Images and text taken from: Lanvin - Dean L. Merceron, pg 98(I came across these old scans, will re-do when I get hold of the book again.) -- source link
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