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Paul Poiret
Woman's Dress, 'Vitrail'1913

Not on view
Full-length floral dress on a dressmaker's mannequin, black velvet-like fabric with bold red, white, and yellow blooms, wide flared sleeves, and a crimson sash at the waist
Printed textile with a repeating floral pattern on a dark navy ground; clusters of bold red, white, purple, and yellow flowers with dark centers arranged within interlocking oval lattice lines in gold, accented by green and yellow leaves.
Designer
Paul Poiret
France, 1879-1944
Design House
Poiret
France, Paris, 1903 - 1929
Textile designed by
Raoul Dufy
France, 1877-1953
Title
Woman's Dress, 'Vitrail'
Place Made
France
Date Made
1913
Medium
Dress: silk velvet, printed with silk velvet; Sash: silk knit
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Dress): 48 3/4 in. (123.83 cm) Length (b) Sash, excluding fringe): 53 in. (134.62 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Costume Council in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2005.90a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Carlson, Elizabeth. "Cubist Fashion: Mainstreaming Modernism after the Armory." Winterthur Portfolio 48, no.1 (2014): 1-28.
Copyright
© Estate of Raoul Dufy / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / ADAGP, Paris © Paul Poiret