hautecouturememories: Paris: The Mauve Decade 1970. Women, coming through. More soignée,
hautecouturememories: Paris: The Mauve Decade 1970. Women, coming through. More soignée, softer, more complex, half-hidden. More romantic. Givenchy designs one of the most exiting dresses in Paris. An evening glory in morning glory purple organza, opening up under a blazing bolero, jeweled and baubled with gold. For a mysterious moment, the head is hidden in a small, triangular scarf. In Sache silk.This organza dress, as above described in Harpers Bazaar in 1970, made part of the renowned collection of H.R.H. Lilian de Réthy, Princess of Belgium (1916 - 2002), second wife of H.R.H. King Léopold of Belgium (1901 - 1983). The dress made part of the 2003 Sotheby’s auction Fit for a Princess: Jewels and Couture from the collection of the late Her Royal Highness Princess Lilian of Belgium. The immaculate dress, labelled and numbered 42348, was accompanied with the matching scarf, belt and René Mancini shoes.© Harpers Bazaar, Sotheby’s, HauteCoutureMemories -- source link