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Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) Black Velvet 'Boulle' Long Sleeved Corset, 'Portrait Collection', Autumn/Winter 1990 image 1
Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) Black Velvet 'Boulle' Long Sleeved Corset, 'Portrait Collection', Autumn/Winter 1990 image 2
Lot 116

Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022)
Black Velvet 'Boulle' Long Sleeved Corset, 'Portrait Collection', Autumn/Winter 1990

7 – 16 April 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022)

Black Velvet 'Boulle' Long Sleeved Corset, 'Portrait Collection', Autumn/Winter 1990
Black cotton velvet with gold scrolling design
Labelled size 12

Footnotes

The 'Portrait' collection was inspired and dedicated to the richness of 18th-century oil paintings and to the decorative universe of the Wallace Collection. It set Westwood on a course of historical exploration and unapologetic luxury for the next decade.

The 'Boulle' design used in this corset was Westwood's representation of the reverse of a 1713 toilet mirror once owned by the duchesse de Berry, by André-Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to Louis XIV.

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