Embroidered day dress
c. 1923–24
Design credits
House of Paquin under Madeleine Wallis · Embroidery: Lesage
Materials
Silk crepe, gold lamé, glass beads, gold thread, silk embroidery, mirror glass and fur
House / label
Paquin
Collection
Season not documented
Archive reference
palaisgalliera.paris.fr · GAL 1960.61.7
Behind the design
Geometric embroidery and small mirrors enliven the straight silhouette. This dress dates to Madeleine Wallis’s leadership, after Jeanne Paquin retired.
