"Ko.I.Noor"
A Chinoiserie decorative motif on a vest is married to the signature Lanvin robe de style. Consonant with the Lanvin silhouette, the dress selectively borrows from the East, almost in the manner of a Chinoiserie object placed in a modernist interior as a point of punctuation. "Throughout her collections," wrote Caroline Rennolds Milbank of Lanvin, "embroideries appear that are reminiscent of Aztec, Renaissance, eighteenth-century, Impressionist, or Cubist art. Whereas another couturière might have been tempted to translate these elements literally, Lanvin's taste and vision were so strong that they became instantly `hers.'"
Artwork Details
- Title: "Ko.I.Noor"
- Design House: House of Lanvin (French, founded 1889)
- Designer: Jeanne Lanvin (French, 1867–1946)
- Date: spring/summer 1927
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk, metal
b) silk, metal - Credit Line: Gift of Mme. Yves Lanvin, 1960
- Object Number: C.I.60.19a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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