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Jacques Doucet · 1920–23
Jacques Doucet
- Haute couture
- Artistic references
- Luxury dressmaking
Jacques Doucet was a Paris couturier and an influential collector of modern art and literature. His fashion business supplied the wealth behind an extraordinary collection that included Picasso and Rousseau.
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1920–23
A red wool-and-silk ensemble combines a draped upper section with a calf-length skirt.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Dress
ca. 1880 · The Met collection
Silk, cotton.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Evening ensemble
ca. 1925 · The Met collection
Silk, glass, plastic.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Evening dress
1907–8 · The Met collection
Silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Evening dress
1905–8 · The Met collection
Silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1920–23
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Jacques Doucet
The house also participated in the changing silhouettes of the early twentieth century, linking the world of couture to avant-garde artistic patronage.