Madame Grès. (1903–1993) Typed Letter Signed to Jacques Chirac. 1987.
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Madame Grès. (1903–1993)
Typed Letter Signed to Jacques Chirac
Paris, May 4, 1987.
Typed letter signed from the leading French couturier, known as the founder of the fashion house Grès and as the "queen of drapery," to then Prime Minister of France Jacques Chirac. Paris, May 4, 1987. Writing in her capacity as the president of the Fédération française de la couture, Grès requests Chirac's intervention to promote the Federation's vice-president to the Legion d'Honneur. In fine condition, 8.25 x 11.5 inches (21 x 29.7 cm). Together with a letter addressed to Grès and signed on the verso by several of her employees at La Maison Alix, sending best wishes for 1938. Light toning, overall fine, 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 25.7 cm).
Born Germaine Émilie Krebs and also known as Alix Barton and Alix, Madame Grès was a leading French couturier of her generation and founder of the former haute couture fashion house "Grès" as well as the associated perfume house "Parfums Grès" which still exists today in Switzerland. Grès was notoriously secretive about her personal life, and was seen as a workaholic with a furious attention to detail. Called the "master of the wrapped and draped dress" and "queen of drapery," Grès is best-known for her floor-length draped Grecian goddess gowns.