Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)
Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)

Vivienne Westwood Boulle Print Cotton Mini Dress (AW 1991)

Regular price£1,500.00
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Curator's Note

This Boulle print dress is from Vivienne Westwood's autumn/winter 1991 Dressing Up collection. The Boulle print, drawn from a 1713 mirror by André-Charles Boulle, cabinet maker to Louis XIV, features satyrs, cherubs, acanthus scrollwork and classical figures, and is one of Westwood's most documented textile designs from this period, with variations held in museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description

  • Body-con mini dress with sleeveless construction and crew neckline
  • Boulle print, which includes satyrs, cherubs, scallop shells, classical figures, canopy forms and ornamental scrollwork
  • The print draws inspiration from marquetry furniture attributed to André-Charles Boulle, reinterpreted by Westwood as a textile design
  • Symmetrical placement of the ornamental motif across the bodice and skirt
  • From the Vivienne Westwood Dressing Up collection, AW 1991
  • Variations of the design are held in museum collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Size and Measurements

  • Labelled size M (please refer to measurements for accurate fit)
  • Fabric offers significant stretch
  • Measurements are taken with the garment laid flat:

    • Chest 39cm
    • Waist 33cm
    • Length 86cm

Excellent

Garment is in outstanding condition with no or minimal signs of wear. Any flaws present are negligible and do not detract from the overall appearance or integrity of the piece.

Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most influential British fashion designers of the 20th century. She began her career in the early 1970s, working with Malcolm McLaren from their boutique in Chelsea, where together they are credited as the primary architects of punk fashion in London. Her work subsequently moved far beyond punk, drawing on 18th-century costume, corsetry, Harris Tweed and British aristocratic codes to interrogate class, gender and social convention through clothing. In her later years she became one of fashion's most prominent climate activists. Her designs have been worn by the Sex Pistols, Madonna, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Rihanna across five decades of music, film and popular culture.

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