Vionnet

Madeleine Vionnet French fashion designer; called the "Queen of the bias cut." Vionnet used materials such as crêpe de chine, gabardine, and satin to make her clothes; fabrics that were unusual in women's fashion of the 1920s and 30s. Characteristic Vionnet styles that clung to and moved with the wearer include the handkerchief dress, cowl neck, and halter top.
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House of Vionnet | Evening dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress Designer: Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris) Date: ca. 1936 Culture: French Medium: silk
VIONNET COUTURE EVENING GOWN & CAPE, 1937. Silk crepe color block, orange F & black B, sleeveless w/ deep armholes, funnel neck, voluminous A shape may be worn several ways, labeled "Madeleinne Vionnet", on label back "20724" & "51". Belonged to Agnes Ernst Graham, mother of Katharine Graham (Washington Post publisher). Back dress
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Evening gown Madeleine Vionnet c. 1936-1938
House of Vionnet | "Carnival Dress" | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - "Carnival Dress" Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris) Date: 1936 Culture: French Medium: silk Back
House of Vionnet | Evening dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening Gown, fall/winter 1938–39, silk, spangles Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris)
House of Vionnet | "Carnival Dress" | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Carnival Dress" Madeleine Vionnet 1936
House of Vionnet | Evening dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress, black silk. Fall/Winter 1929-1930. Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris)
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~Vionnet Dress - c. 1937 - by Madeleine Vionnet (French, 1876-1975) - Silk - The Metropolitan Museum of Art~
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Vionnet Dress - Back - 1937 - by Madeleine Vionnet (French, 1876-1975) - Silk, cotton -
House of Vionnet | Dinner dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vionnet evening dress 1937
Madeleine Vionnet - Lot 264
Madeleine Vionnet Robe du soir "éventails Japonais", 1925
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~Vionnet Dress - 1939 - by Madeleine Vionnet (French, 1876-1975) - Cotton, metallic - The Metropolitan Museum~
House of Vionnet | Robe de Style | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Robe de Style Madeleine Vionnet