1958
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Versailles is a 1958 by Marie-Louise Carven, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a woman in a long, flowing dress with a fitted top and a wide, fluffy skirt in soft green and gray tones. Her arms are out slightly, like she’s mid-movement, and the dress has a loose, elegant shape. Below her, there’s a smaller drawing of a similar dress, folded or hanging. The artist used quick, loose lines to suggest fabric and movement, with some areas left blank to show light catching the dress. The name "Versailles" is written in the corner, but we don’t know what it refers to here. Look up Marie-Louise Carven to see more of her fashion sketches.
Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945.
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