


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
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.