Press release - 29 septembre 2017

AUCTION HOUSE GROS & DELETTREZ

HAUTE COUTURE - FASHION

Monday 20th november 2017

Expert : Cabinet Chombert - Sternbach

On November 20, Drouot is pleased to dress-up as a museum for fashion.

As a tribute to the 20th anniversary of Gianni Versace’s passing (1946-1997), the French auction house Gros & Delletrez will feature an impressive ensemble of pieces by Giani Versace Couture. The sale includes over 400 dresses and accessories from the 1950’s to today.

Gianni VERSACE couture, Collection Printemps/Eté 1991, Robe Marilyn Estimation : 32 000 / 34 000 €

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Gianni Versace

Five exceptionnal dresses dated 1991-1992 will revive the golden age of one of the greatest stylist of the 20th century. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the designer’s departure, his sister Donatella paid a beautiful tribute to her brother when she organised the 2018 Spring/Summer collection. Indeed, she based her collection on Versace’s most iconic pieces and paterns, notably using the Vogue and the Marylin dresses, the cotte de maille and starfish pattern. All four original pieces will be offered during the auction.

Gianni VERSACE couture, Collection Printemps/Eté 1992, Robe Panthère Estimation : 12 000 / 13 000 €

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These five iconic dresses epitomize a large part of Versace’s spectre of creation. Indeed, Gianni had always considered patterns as an essential part of his designs, digging into his memories, his feelings and his passion for Art. He would compare his dresses to artists’ canvases, depicting their time through their creations : « When I began working, I thought it was my duty to depict our time ».

He considered Andy Warhol as a soul mate. His love for Pop Art gave birth to multiple creations, including the celebrated dress where Marylin Monroe and James Dean’s faces are gathered as a pattern and another famous dress that assembles Vogue Magazine’s covers. Versace chose original images that Warhol had created in the 1960’s to create his own designs.

Finally, embroidery had always been central in Versace’s collections, ever since his childhood when his mother was herself a designer. The Swarowski gems embroidered on the Panther dress are a strong example of Versace’s quest for glare, as Anna Wintour described.

Gianni VERSACE couture, Collection Printemps/Eté 1991, Robe Vogue Estimation : 12 000 / 13 000 €

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Comme des Garçons

As New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art retrospective on Rei Kawakubo’s œuvre just ended, a dozen pieces by Comme des Garçons will also be featured in the sale.

Since 1969, the Japanese designer questions the western codes of beauty by reinventing the shapes of both the body and the clothes. Liberated from these codes of fashion, the artist creates a new style for each of her collections, making clothes as sculptures.

Collection Automne/Hiver 2012, Robe 2D Estimation : 2 000 / 3 000 €

Collection Printemps/Été 2011 « No Theme (multiple personalities, Psychological Fear) », robe déstructurée Estimation : 1 500 / 2 000 €

Collection Printemps/Eté 2014 « Not Making Clothing », robe de cocktail Estimation : 3 000 / 3 500 €

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Also in the sale are pieces by Cardin, Gès, Paco Rabanne, Lanvin, Balmain, Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dior, Balenciaga, Philippe Venet, Courrèges, Kenzo, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, etc.

Finally, pieces from the collection of Baronness Alain de Rothschild will be offered, as well as a hat designed by Alexandre Barther, worn by Nicole Kidman in the movie Grace of Monaco in 2014.

Alexandre Barthet Paris Chapeau pour le film Grace of Monaco Estimation : 1 000 / 1 500 €

Auction sale – Hôtel Drouot – Salle 4 Monday 20 november – 13h30

Exhibition Times – Hôtel Drouot – Salle 4 Saturday 18 november – 11h / 18h Monday 20 novembrer– 11h / 12h

Drouot est la plus grande place mondiale de vente aux enchères publiques, historiquement implantée à Paris. Dans ses 18 salles réparties sur 2 sites, Drouot Enchère met à la disposition de ses 75 maisons de vente affiliées l’ensemble des personnels, moyens matériels et multimédias, nécessaires à l’organisation de ventes aux enchères d'objets d'art et de collection. La marque Drouot regroupe également des activités d'information et d'édition de contenu – Auctionspress, DrouotDigital –, d'enseignement – Drouot Formation –, d'expertise – Drouot Estimations. Bénéficiant d’une expertise mondialement reconnue, Drouot constitue un modèle unique. S’adressant à tous, des néophytes aux connaisseurs les plus exigeants, Drouot accueille environ 1 300 vacations annuelles, offrant l’opportunité d’acquérir près de 500 000 lots constitués de pièces exclusives. En 2016, ces vacations ont totalisé un produit vendu de 370 millions d’euros, faisant de Drouot l’un des premiers acteurs internationaux de son marché.

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