PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 antique_bodice suggesting they were worn only

suggesting they were worn only rarely

High set waist

The antique dress comes from the Valentine Museum

The inner silk is torn in the collar area and in the underarm area

almost reminiscent of the fashion of the Empire period

PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 antique_bodice suggesting they were worn onlyExceptional coat cape by French fashion designer Jeanne Paquin, ca. 1898. Label: Paquin * 3. Rue de la Paix. Jeanne Paquin, also known as Madame Paquin (b. 1869; 1936) was one of the first female fashion designers. She helped define the fashion scene of her time for over three decades. After training as a dressmaker in the Paris fashion salon of Christoph Drecoll, Jeanne Paquin founded her own fashion house at 3 rue de la Paix in 1891, and her clients