For centuries Bath has been a centre of fashion, attracting visitors to its spa. The Assembly Rooms is one of Bath's finest Georgian buildings and it also houses the Fashion Museum. It has a world-class collection of contemporary and historical dress.
Bath Fashion Museum was one of three UK museums who worked together to save a collection of nine evening dresses by the designer Madeleine Vionnet and worn by Lady Foley. Because of their high quality and the range of textiles and techniques used, the dresses were classed as unmatched by other examples already in the UK and were the subject of a recent Export Licence stop by the Secretary of State.
Two dresses aquired by the Bath Fashion Museum will be on display from December 2009 and are outstanding examples of 1930's haute couture.
The two Vionnet dresses for the Fashion Museum in Bath were bought for £101,365 of which the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund gave £50,00 and the Art Fund gave £31, 365. The Council, the West of England Costume Society and many private individuals and supporters have also donated twoards the purchase.
Both dresses are in fine condition and are excellent examples of Vionnet's design legacy. They are precisely cut, delicately constructed and exquisitely embroidered using a variety of techniques.
One of the dresses on display is a full-length evening gown of cream silk tulle with a bodice decorated with intricate smocking. The pattern of the smocking resembles interlocking hexagons.
Andrew Macdonald, Acting Diretor of the Art Fund, said,
"These exquisite dresses reveal the astonishing cut and design of Madelineine Vionnet's haute couture. Her innovative construction techniques and skilled manipulation of fabric have inspired many of today's leading fashion designers."
Bath Fashion Museum was one of three UK museums who worked together to save a collection of nine evening dresses by the designer Madeleine Vionnet and worn by Lady Foley. Because of their high quality and the range of textiles and techniques used, the dresses were classed as unmatched by other examples already in the UK and were the subject of a recent Export Licence stop by the Secretary of State.
Two dresses aquired by the Bath Fashion Museum will be on display from December 2009 and are outstanding examples of 1930's haute couture.
The two Vionnet dresses for the Fashion Museum in Bath were bought for £101,365 of which the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund gave £50,00 and the Art Fund gave £31, 365. The Council, the West of England Costume Society and many private individuals and supporters have also donated twoards the purchase.
Both dresses are in fine condition and are excellent examples of Vionnet's design legacy. They are precisely cut, delicately constructed and exquisitely embroidered using a variety of techniques.
One of the dresses on display is a full-length evening gown of cream silk tulle with a bodice decorated with intricate smocking. The pattern of the smocking resembles interlocking hexagons.
Andrew Macdonald, Acting Diretor of the Art Fund, said,
"These exquisite dresses reveal the astonishing cut and design of Madelineine Vionnet's haute couture. Her innovative construction techniques and skilled manipulation of fabric have inspired many of today's leading fashion designers."
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