Afternoon suit
This dress highlights Paquin's technique to create interesting light and textural effects. Four kinds of decorative materials- box-pleated ruching, silk-wound beads, point d'esprit and patterned net lace - each with its own reflective textural quality, are combined on the bodice towards this end. The ruching contributes light and shadow, whereas the silk-wound beads, attached only at one end for maximum protrusion, add a contrasting shape and a glittering effect. The lace and point d'esprit add further textural elements.
Artwork Details
- Title: Afternoon suit
- Design House: House of Paquin (French, 1891–1956)
- Designer: Jeanne Paquin (French, 1869–1936)
- Date: 1906–8
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk, wool
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmsted and Constable MacCracken, 1969
- Object Number: 2009.300.1350a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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