1909-2002 Pauline Trigère

[SomethingElse]

Silk Gown, 1960s.

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[ultramarine]

OMG!

I had never ever heard of her ... shes instantly one of my new faves!!!

Thanks a lot for digging her work up ... I sooo love the blue 50s tafette dress!

 

[purpleviolets]

1960's PAULINE TRIGERE Black Wool Trapeze Dress Blazing with Rhinestones! OK... I have to tell you that I photoshopped the fancy rhinestone "x"s to try desperately to show you just how sparkly this dress is in person. It's just mesmerizing!!! Think of every word possible.. blazing, dripping, glistening... no word is good enough. You just have to see this dress! Modern, yet vintage trapeze shape with "v" small cowl neckline. Fine wool base and those famous Trigere flat faceted rhinestones. Measures: up to 38" bust, the rest free, 38" long from shoulder to hem. Lined in silk. Excellent condition. There are matching black wool insets under the armholes without rhinestones that may be original to the dress, but if not, a dressmaker can easily remove. I just like to mention everything. Feels great on. Looks even better! Belt doesn't come with the dress, just showed what you might do. If you collect Trigere, you need to add this to your collection. Hard to find these top-of-the-line Trigeres!

source: antiquedress.com

 

[DosViolines]

Pauline Trigere Black Cocktail Dress, 1950s

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[declan_steed]

It's interesting to hear the young'uns haven't heard of Mme Trigere. She was my grandmother's favorite designer. Many of gram's designs for the dept store she worked in (back when dept stores had designers and patternmakers on staff) were projects where she was trying to figure out how Trigere worked. You know... emulating the mentor with your voice.

In any event, watching Trigere drape was a treat. I think I was 7 - maybe younger - when I watched a demonstration where Mme T draped a vicuna (?) coat, cutting directly on the models body. All the seamstresses were aghast each time the shears closed and a scrap fell to the floor. I distinctly remember hearing a couple of them whisper to each other things like: "I could've fed my family for a week for the cost of that scrap".

Trigere was a true pioneer of the time. Expensive or exotic fabrics did not intimidate her. She was quite daring - working without a safety net. She never saw a mistake. Every choice was a happy surprise, an adventure.

It's amazing how small the apparel world is. Especially on the manufacturing side of the house. It's a shame designers and production staff don't cooperate and collaborate like that anymore. But, that's a whole other oprah!

 

[DosViolines]

Pauline Trigère Evening Dress

A boulder-strewn plain in Cappadocia, Turkey, is the setting for this stunning Henry Clarke photograph, which appeared in the December 1, 1966, Vogue. A model wears an orange-and-blue print evening dress with matching toga scarf by Pauline Trigère, both of which are rendered nearly transparent by the bright light emanating from the top right corner. Her dancelike pose conveys a sense of energy and movement, while the antiquated statue head next to her looks on stoically. The overall effect allows the excitement of the fashion to confront the viewer almost viscerally.

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[Spiral1532]

ca. 1945 --- Model wearing black veiled hat with roses, black short-sleeved dress from Trigere together with silk scarf crowded with roses.

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[fashion.fashoff]

a '70s ring by trigere (gold plate, faux pearl, and rhinestones); signed "Trigere"

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