Rouff
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1897

On view:

Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

Museum display of a late 19th-century women's ensemble: dusty mauve-pink satin skirt and bodice, burgundy velvet puffed sleeves, black waist sash, black gloves, furled black parasol, and a white ruched hat with a large black bow

Late 19th-century women's dress displayed on a mannequin, rear view. Deep plum silk bodice with voluminous leg-of-mutton sleeves, black satin waist sash, and full mauve silk skirt. White hair piece with black bow at top.

Museum display of a late 19th-century ensemble on a white mannequin: deep plum velvet bodice with pronounced puffed sleeves, pink silk skirt, wide black waist sash, black parasol in hand, and a white ruched bonnet with large black bow.

Fashion display, rear view of a late 19th-century woman's dress in dusty rose silk with puffed mauve velvet sleeves, fitted bodice, and wide black silk waistband with velvet trim; paired with a black lace bonnet adorned with large black satin bows, shown on a headless mannequin against a gray background.

Close-up detail of a garment interior showing purple silk lining with vertical rows of cream-colored boning channels, and a woven label reading "Rouff, 13 Bᵈ Haussmann Paris."

Detail of a late 19th-century bodice displayed on a white mannequin, combining deep burgundy velvet with voluminous gathered sleeves and a mauve silk satin front panel, finished with a wide black satin waistband and black velvet collar.

Design House: Rouff
Austria, Vienna and France, Paris, 1884 - 1965
Title: Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made: France, Paris
Date Made: circa 1897
Medium: Bodice: Silk twill and silk velvet; Skirt: Silk twill
Dimensions: Center back length (Bodice): 18 3/4 in. (47.63 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 40 1/2 in. (102.87 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number: M.2007.211.37a-b
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Curatorial Notes: The elongated hourglass silhouette of the 1890s was achieved through the revival of the leg-of-mutton sleeve and the introduction of the gored skirt, in which triangular pieces of cloth created a smooth, graceful A-line. In this example, a wide band of black velvet emphasizes the narrow waist. The House of Rouff was known for impeccably crafted clothing, demonstrated here by the sculptural collar and cuffs, layered and pleated bodice, and interior boning.
Selected Bibliography: Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

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Rouff
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1897

On view:

Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

Design House: Rouff
Austria, Vienna and France, Paris, 1884 - 1965
Title: Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made: France, Paris
Date Made: circa 1897
Medium: Bodice: Silk twill and silk velvet; Skirt: Silk twill
Dimensions: Center back length (Bodice): 18 3/4 in. (47.63 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 40 1/2 in. (102.87 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number: M.2007.211.37a-b
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Curatorial Notes: The elongated hourglass silhouette of the 1890s was achieved through the revival of the leg-of-mutton sleeve and the introduction of the gored skirt, in which triangular pieces of cloth created a smooth, graceful A-line. In this example, a wide band of black velvet emphasizes the narrow waist. The House of Rouff was known for impeccably crafted clothing, demonstrated here by the sculptural collar and cuffs, layered and pleated bodice, and interior boning.
Selected Bibliography: Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

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