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Callot Soeurs (French, 1895). Attributed to Pierre Gerber (French), Attributed to Jacques Gerber (French), Madame Suzy (French). Wedding ensemble, 1930. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Russell Davenport, 1963 (2009.300.1300a-f)

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ca. 1907 Callot Soeurs evening dress worn by Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough

1907 was about the end for the turn-of-the-last-century style before neo-Directoire displaced it with a similar, but trimmer, style. The bertha and engageantes would have worked in 1857.

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Evening Dress, 1909, Callot Soeurs, Paris, Silk mesh embellished with celluloid sequins and paste gems, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2003.014.208

Last week I though that Fra Galgario’s Count in bizarre waistcoat and banyan was fascinating, but clearly you didn’t agree as only a dozen of you even bothered to rate it, which may be a new low. Poor Count! At least the rating he did get from the daring dozen was a rather positive 8 out of 10. He would have rated higher if he’d only worn different stockings and a better hat – sometimes it’s all about the accessories! This week’s Rate the Dress is all about colour and sparkle. In brilliant…

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Dress, Evening. Callot Soeurs  (French, active 1895–1937). Designer: Madame Marie Gerber (French). Date: ca. 1923. Culture: French. Medium: silk, metal, pearl. Dimensions: Length at CB: 47 in. (119.4 cm).

First established in the 1890s by the four Callot sisters as a lingerie and lace business, Callot Soeurs evolved into a premier dressmaking house in the early years of the 20th century. By the 1920s, the sisters enjoyed singular prominence in Paris, with a successful business built upon designs like this

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