Afternoon dress
Acclaimed for the artistry and originality of its head designer, Mme. Jeanne Paquin, the House of Paquin was arugably the pre-eminent house of couture during the Belle Époque. In this costume, the interest and originality is in the bodice, which is both draped and tailored, giving an ambiguity of form between a soft jacket and a tailored blouse. To combine tailoring and draping in the same piece at this early date was prescient, for within ten years women were more active and in need of clothing that would take them from day into evening.
Artwork Details
- Title: Afternoon dress
- Design House: House of Paquin (French, 1891–1956)
- Designer: Jeanne Paquin (French, 1869–1936)
- Date: ca. 1901
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1965
- Object Number: 2009.300.3267a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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