What better time than Bastille Day to celebrate French fashion? We've written extensively about French designers represented in the FIDM Museum Collection on our blog; below, you'll find links to just a few of our favorite articles. Who is your favorite designer from France? Tell us in the comments section!
Tunic
Paul Poiret
c. 1913
Purchase
2008.25.4
Girl's dress
Boué Soeurs
c. 1924-25
Gift of Lloyd Costen
2006.876.3AB
Evening gown
Madeleine Vionnet
c. 1936-1938
Museum Purchase, Funds provided by Mrs. Tonian Hohberg
2008.5.50AB
"St. Charles" afternoon dress
Jacques Fath
Spring/Summer 1953
Museum Purchase
2010.5.26
"Virevolte" 3-piece suit
Christian Dior
Fall/Winter 1955
Black and white wool twill
Gift of Mrs. Herbert Lawrence
81.443.1A-C
Two-piece suit
Gabrielle Chanel
Spring 1964
Transfer from the Museum at FIT
2004.291.24AB
Mini-dress
André Courrèges
c. 1965
Gift of Mrs. Richard Gold
81.1965.008.1
Evening dress
Hubert de Givenchy
Autumn-Winter 1968-69
Silk velvet, cockerel feathers
77.116.14
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bloomingdale
Evening dress
Yves Saint Laurent
Autumn-Winter 1979-80
Silk velvet, silk satin
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bloomingdale
2006.116.54
Thierry Mugler
S/S 1998 Ready-to-wear
Museum Purchase
2005.5.22AB
