1918. Jacques Doucet evening gown of ivory colored silk satin, ornamented with a double swag of jet beads that start at the shoulder and attaches at the right hip with a large beaded diamond shape in jet.
Transformation dress with bee motif by Jacques Doucet (French, 1853–1929), Paris, c. 1900-1905.
Chiffon, chain stitch appliqué work with gold thread and motifs embroidered with drop stitches in chenille and silk thread, embellished with rhinestones, Brussels-style needlepoint lace frills, taffeta lining.
jacques doucet (1853-1929) was a french fashion designer and art collector. He is known for his elegant dresses, made with flimsy translucent materials in superimposing pastel colors.
According to Wikipedia "Geneviève Lantelme (born Mathilde Hortense Claire Fossey, 20 May 1883[1] – 24/25 July 1911) was a French stage actress, socialite, fashion icon, and courtesan. Considered by her contemporaries to be one of the most beautiful women of the Belle Epoque and bearing a resemblance to American actress Ethel Barrymore, she is remembered for the mysterious circumstances of her death: on the night of 24/25 July 1911, she fell from the yacht of her husband, Alfred Edwards."
1902 (May issue) Lantelme in Paquin, Les Modes May issue. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/8/ 2106X3000.
1902 Geneviève Lantelme, Théâtre du Gymnase, photo by Reutlinger, Les Modes July 1902. From les-modes.tumblr.com/image/51225719455; fixed spots w Pshop 1280X1779.
Genevieve Lantelme in Doucet by Reutlinger. From tumblr.com/beautifulcentury859X1600.
ca. 1905 Geneviève Lantelme by Henri Manuel. From Wikimedia 2283X2883.
1907 Mademoiselle Lantelme by Giovanni Boldini (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - Roma, Italy). From Wikimedia 1474X2776.
1907 April Mlle. Lantelme of the Theatre Rejane with lace-trimmed celadon day dress, with pink roses and feathers in her red hair, wearing rings of white and black pearls, photographed by Paul Boyer, on cover of French periodical les Modes 853X1280.
Lantelme in Paquin day dress by Félix. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 1266X2806.
ca. 1908/1909 Lantelme in Vionnet gown by ?. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/3/; fixed larger spots w Pshop 1280X1707.
1910 (June) Genviève Lantelme in Maison Drion-Régnier sheath evening dress, Les Modes - photo by Félix. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/28 1280X1784.
1910 Geneviève Lantelme in Le Costaud des Epinettes by Abel Faivre (location ?). From Wikimedia 1190X1620.
Lantelme in Paquin afternoon dress by Félix. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 1789X2395.
1910 Lantelme in Paquin photo Reutlinger. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 2048X3060.
1911 Elegante et son chien (Lantelme with blue hortensias) by Antoon van Welie (location ?). From verbinina.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/an-unknown-portrait-of-lantelme/; doubled size 1600X1032.
1911 Lantelme photo in 2 August 1911 issue of The Bystander. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/2/; fixed spots w Pshop 815X1186.
1911 Un Vendredi au Salon des Artistes français by Jules-Alexandre Grün (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen - Rouen, Normandie, France). From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/7/; fixed spots & abrasion flaws w Pshop 4800X2800. Lantelme is at the visual center of this work.
Lantelme and dogs by Reutlinger. From verbinina.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/lantelme-cabinet-photo-with-2-dogs; adjusted borders & fixed flaws w Pshop 1094X1594.
Lantelme in La Gamime wearing Paquin by Reutlinger. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 1230X1636.
Lantelme in Paquin by Manue. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 2197X3360.
Lantelme in Paquin. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/6/ 1401X2000.
Nomme si tu peux ton ombre, ta peur
et montre-lui le tour de sa tête,
le tour de ton monde et si tu peux
prononce-le, le mot des catastrophes,
si tu oses rompre ce silence
tissé de rires muets, — si tu oses
sans complices casser la boule,
déchirer la trame,
tout seul, tout seul, et plante là tes yeux
et viens aveugle vers la nuit,
viens vers ta mort qui ne te voit pas,
seul si tu oses rompre la nuit
pavée de prunelles mortes,
sans complices si tu oses
seul venir nu vers la mère des morts
dans le cœur de son cœur ta prunelle repose
écoute-la t’appeler : mon enfant,
écoute-la t’appeler par ton nom.
***
René Daumal (1908-1944) – Le contre-ciel (Cahiers Jacques Doucet, 1936)
Fallecimiento: 30 de octubre de 1929, París, Francia
Fue un diseñador de moda y coleccionista de arte. Fundador de su propia casa de alta costura, es conocido por sus vestuarios de tonos pastel con encajes, bordados y con otros adornos.
En su infancia fue amigo de Gastón Worth y Jean-Philippe Worth, hijos de Charles Frederick Worth, fundador de la casa de modas Worth.
Se hizo cargo de la tienda de ropa fundada por su abuelo. Pronto disfrutó de un gran reconocimiento, tanto así, que aún hoy en día se le considera el creador de las prendas de noche más costosas y refinadas de su época.
Jacques Doucet también destacó por permitir a los diseñadores que iban a revolucionar la moda, dar sus primeros pasos en el ambiente de la moda, descubriendo con su infalible olfato a nuevos talentos, como por ejemplo a Paul Poiret, a Madeleine Vionnet.
Doucet es hoy recordado en el mundo del arte porque fue quien compró a Picasso su polémico cuadro Las señoritas de Aviñón, ahora en el MOMA de Nueva York.