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Jacques Griffe · 1949–53
Jacques Griffe
- Draping
- Precision cutting
- Haute couture
Jacques Griffe trained with a tailor and later worked as a cutter for Madeleine Vionnet, refining his understanding of draping. He opened his own Paris house during the Second World War and continued into the postwar decades.
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Evening dress
ca. 1951 · V&A collection
Cut and fringed double weave organza.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Jacques Griffe
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Dress
1965 · V&A collection
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Ensemble
spring/summer 1951 · The Met collection
Silk, cotton, leather, nylon.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Suit
1950–55 · The Met collection
Wool, silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cocktail dress
1949 · The Met collection
Silk.
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1949–53
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Jacques Griffe
His reputation rests on skilled cutting and close attention to the relationship between fabric and the body.