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Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Woman's Costume Ensemble for Ganna Walska as Juliet, 'Roméo et Juliet' (Headdress and Dress)1925

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Full-length blush-pink gown on a gray mannequin, with sheer wing-like chiffon sleeves and a skirt covered in dense gold embroidered swirling patterns, displayed against a black background

Alex Ceslas Rzewuski, Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Lanvin, Woman's Costume Ensemble for Ganna Walska as Juliet, 'Roméo et Juliet' (Headdress and Dress), 1925, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Rita and Ross Barrett, Costume Council Fund, and gift of Anna Bing Arnold, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Poland, active France, 1892-1983
Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Design House
Lanvin
France, Paris, founded 1889
Title
Woman's Costume Ensemble for Ganna Walska as Juliet, 'Roméo et Juliet' (Headdress and Dress)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1925
Medium
Headdress: Silk satin and metallic thread plain weave (lame) with silk- and metallic thread embroidery and silk embroidery and faux pearls. Dress: Silk satin, silk plain weave (crepe chiffon), with silk- and metallic thread embroidery and silk embroidery
Dimensions
Headdress: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 5 in. (24.77 × 31.75 × 12.7 cm) Center back length (Dress): 106 in. (269.24 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Rita and Ross Barrett, Costume Council Fund, and gift of Anna Bing Arnold
Accession Number
M.87.80.6a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York