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Lot 27

Lot 27

Jean Patou Three-Piece Ensemble, 1960s

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Estimate: $600 - $800

Estimate$600 – $800

Status

Closed

Jean Patou Three-Piece Ensemble, 1960s

When couturier Jean Patou (1887-1936) died, he left behind a fashion house and legacy credited with revolutionizing luxury sportswear for men and women. This ensemble was created during a transitional period at the house of Patou, after Karl Lagerfeld’s (1933-2019) tenure ended in 1963, and around the time a young Jean Paul Gaultier (b. 1952) joined the design team in 1972. The creative director during these years was Michel Goma (1932-2022), a young designer credited with bringing a youthful vigor to the label, and who was concerned with creating an enduring reputation: “I believe I am still a child in the haute couture. I know that I am a darling – and much loved – but I am a little sensitive about being considered just a commercial success,” Goma confessed in 1966. Even in the absence of its founder, the house’s reputation was one of exacting standards in the spirit of old-world haute couture, the quality which drew in Gaultier, combined with Goma's youthful energy, Patou’s house attracted a distinguished clientele, including Mrs. Claude Arpels and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Purple wool trimmed with white leather in a dress, jacket, and belt. The sleeveless dress is made of purple wool and is cut with a stand collar, straight skirt gathered into the dropped waistline, and a center front "bib" of white leather. The jacket is cut with a rounded notched lapel, long sleeves, and center front closure of leather covered buttons. The ensemble is finished with a white leather buckled belt.
Label: Jean Patou / Paris / Tailored in London
Size Label: 10

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 34"
Waist: 33"
Hips: 33"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 22.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 32"

From The Private Collection of Adnan Ege Kutay

This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition:

The overall condition of the dress and jacket is good with the interior lining of both items having some fading that is not visible on the outside. The white leather belt has signs of wear while the the adhesive holding the backing of the belt has failed and is seperating in a small area that is not visible when worn.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

[email protected]312.334.4222

Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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