Showing posts with label Jean Patou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jean Patou. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Paris Frocks - 1930
A reader has requested more posts about garments from the 1930s and 40s. Today, a look at daytime dresses and suits from Parisian designers in the spring of 1930. You can see in these examples that the dropped waist of the 20s is moving back to the natural waistline of the 30s. Are you as much in love as I am with these?
Jean Patou blue and white tweed tissue wool suit with a linen and lace blouse. Can you see the bracelet handle on the purse?
Elsa Schiaparelli wears a dress of her own design in black silk crepe backed satin. The front skirt drape was new and "of the moment".
Two polka dotted silk crepe de chine daytime dresses by J. Suzanne Talbot.
Cecile Welly wool tweed suit accented with a black fur collar. Puppy dog not included.
Lousieboulanger silk crepe de chine afternoon dress.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Dupont Orlon and Paris Couture
Yes, Dupont, the company that brings you "Better things for better living...through chemistry" took out a multi-page advertisement in the spring of 1969 featuring it's Orlon acrylic blend fabrics used by Paris couturiers.
The 1960s were known for technological advances and the use of synthetic materials in avante-garde fashion. We saw the use of vinyl, mylar, and other synthetics. By the late 60s, the traditional couture client was becoming a thing of the past. Ready-to-wear was experiencing an explosion of popularity. Dupont seized upon the opportunity to promote it's man-made fibers to the couturiers and to benefit from the status that link provided. And, no doubt, money exchanged hands as part of the deal.
Here, Paris couture from the spring of 1969.
Castillo navy and white plaid 3 piece suit in wool and Orlon acrylic blend.
Jeanne Lanvin black and white glen plaid coat in wool/Orlon acrylic blend.
Jean Patou white and yellow jumpsuit and jacket in double faced gabardine in a blend of Orlon acrylic and wool.
Madeleine de Rauch pink coat in double faced gabardine in a blend of wool and Orlon acrylic.
Phillipe Venet white and navy plaid 7/8 coat in double-faced gabardine of wool and Orlon acrylic.
The 1960s were known for technological advances and the use of synthetic materials in avante-garde fashion. We saw the use of vinyl, mylar, and other synthetics. By the late 60s, the traditional couture client was becoming a thing of the past. Ready-to-wear was experiencing an explosion of popularity. Dupont seized upon the opportunity to promote it's man-made fibers to the couturiers and to benefit from the status that link provided. And, no doubt, money exchanged hands as part of the deal.
Here, Paris couture from the spring of 1969.
Castillo navy and white plaid 3 piece suit in wool and Orlon acrylic blend.
Jeanne Lanvin black and white glen plaid coat in wool/Orlon acrylic blend.
Jean Patou white and yellow jumpsuit and jacket in double faced gabardine in a blend of Orlon acrylic and wool.
Madeleine de Rauch pink coat in double faced gabardine in a blend of wool and Orlon acrylic.
Phillipe Venet white and navy plaid 7/8 coat in double-faced gabardine of wool and Orlon acrylic.
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