1895-1937 Callot Soeurs

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Callot Soeurs
1923

White silk net party dress accented with watered silk satin ribbon rosette. The under-skirt is edged with lace and teh shoulder straps are edged in rhinestones. Fine example of early 1920's high style.

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Callot Soeurs
1921

Lavender velvet dinner dress. Accents include trim on the shoulder straps which are decorated with satin, rhinestones and seed pearls. The body of the dress is elaborately draped.

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Callot Soeurs Fringe Bead Chemise Dress
French, 1920s
The black georgette bodice embroidered with green beadwork, and sewn at high waist wtih skirt of long green beaded strands alternating with bronze bead strands, held together by two red strands sewn horizontally at waist and lower hip line, separate slip, separate necklace of the red beads, labeled: Callot Soeurs/Nouvelle Marque Deposee/Paris, handwritten number 77.989.
Very good condition.

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Pink Chiffon Dragon Motif Frock
French, probably Callot Soeurs, early 1920s
The front and back panels attached at hem in loop to underslip, embroidered in silk floss and metallics with central dragon and other traditional motifs found on Chinese robes, no label.
Excellent condition, one hole in chiffon at left shoulder.

doylenewyork

 

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A FINE CALLOT SOEURS BLACK CIRE SATIN AND SOUTACHE LACE EVENING GOWN AND JACKET, CIRCA 1930

comprising satin wet-look satin petticoat labelled Callot Soeurs, Ltd., London, the overdress of black tulle overlaid with polished black braid and hemmed in red satin, matching long sleeved jacket, matching belt

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Black satin bias-cut evening gown, circa 1930, labelled, with complex curved panels following the line of the hips and converging at the centre of the skirt.

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the dresses on posts #21 and #22 are to die for ... I really really like th off white one and shocker! the pink one!

 

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Callot Soeurs
Woman's Evening Dress, circa 1912
Costume/clothing principle attire/entire body, Silk bodice; satin underskirt; silk tulle train embroidered with beads, sequins, and artificial flowers, Center back length: 44 1/2 in. (113.03 cm)

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Callot Soeurs
Woman's Evening Dress, circa 1913
Costume/clothing principle attire/lower body; Costume/clothing principle attire/upper body, Silk damask with metal thread brocade tabard, and embroidered rhinestone "pendant necklace;" lace, silk chiffon and tassel trim, Center back length: 52 in. (132.08 cm)

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Callot Soeurs
Woman's Evening Dress, 1911-1913
Costume/clothing principle attire/lower body; Costume/clothing principle attire/upper body, Silk georgette bodice; metallic mesh over satin skirt; bead-embroidered floating panels

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Callot Soeurs
Woman's Lounging Pajamas, circa 1913
Costume/clothing principle attire/upper body; Costume/clothing principle attire/lower body, Silk tulle and lace bodice; satine charmeuse pajamas with tassel trim, Center back length: 47 in. (119.38 cm)

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Attributed to Callot Soeurs
Woman’s Evening Dress, circa 1926
Costume/clothing principle attire/entire body, Faux pearl embroidery on silk satin and chiffon

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Callot Soeurs
Woman's Evening Dress, circa 1925
Costume/clothing principle attire/entire body, Sequins and glass beads on silk and metallic brocade with metallic lace and beaded tassel trim

lacma.org

 

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“Is there a vast difference between a Callot dress and one from any other shop?” asked Proust’s fictional alter-ego, Marcel. “Why, an enormous difference,” replied his girlfriend, Albertine. “Only, alas! What you get for 300 francs in an ordinary shop will cost you two thousand there. But there can be no comparison; they look the same only to people who know nothing about it.”

The Callot Sisters – Marie, Marthe, Régina, and Joséphine – were among the greatest couturiers of the early 20th century. Their couture house opened in 1895 and by the early 20th century, it was one of the most respected establishments in Paris. Although almost forgotten today, their most illustrious protégé, Madeleine Vionnet, regarded them outstanding dressmakers, stating, “Without the example of the Callot Soeurs, I would have continued to make Fords. It is because of them that I have been able to make Rolls Royces.”

Callot Soeurs, evening gown, 1921, France, gift of the Estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer II, née Pauline Kohlsaat, photograph by Irving Solero

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^ Gorgeous dresses, DV. It will be on exhibit at the Chicago History Museum, October 13, 2007 - January 5, 2008 in the "Chic Chicago" show.

The Chicago History Museum will present a rare opportunity to see 50 of the greatest couture pieces from our acclaimed costume collection. The couture pieces will span from 1878 through 1996 by designers such as Gianni Versace, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Charles Frederick Worth, Comme des Garçons, Charles James, and more.

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Callot Soeurs Tea Gown c. 1902

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c. 1927. Marion Morehouse (Mrs. e. e. Cummings) wearing sleeveless evening dress with wide band of lace circling the narrow hemline, extending diagonally up to the waist and ending in a huge bow; designed by Callot.

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c.1930. Model wearing a white tulle evening dress with a lace pattern of opalescent beads by Callot.

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c. 1921. Actress Elsie Ferguson wearing a printed strapless silk dress with beads, by Callot, and an ostrich feather thrust into her headband, standing in front of a tapestry, holding her pearl necklace.

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c. 1925. Lynn Fontane modeling a Callot dress with a wide flounce of lace on the skirt and two strips descending from her shoulders, her back to the camera, she stands next to a chair.

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