Hindman’s annual Spring Fashion auction celebrates several private collections of important haute couture, high fashion and luxury accessories. Carefully curated and judiciously preserved by the women who purchased—and often wore them—this auction documents nearly three hundred years of fashion history.

These collections document not only the lives of the women who wore them, but also their style, their choices and their understanding of fashion history. They also, importantly, bring to light the close connections that these women had with the trailblazing designers and couturiers that created the remarkable fashions in this sale. By working closely with these women or their families, the compelling stories connected to many of these garments, their origins and meanings, have been revealed and offer tantalizing clues into the history and importance of these designs and their formation into coherent collections.

Beginning with items that date to the 18th and 19^th centuries, these women documented almost three centuries of fashion, through their discerning eye. Historic fashion reveals these women’s ability to draw inspiration from the past to inform conscious choices in contemporary fashion. These women’s selections comprise some of the world’s most influential and inspiring fashion designers and couturiers, including fifty-five haute couture creations by Chanel, Givenchy, Philippe Venet, Madame Grès, Yves Saint Laurent, Emanuel Ungaro, Jean Paul Gaultier and Christian Dior, dating from 1969 to 1997. These collections also incorporate important custom-made and ready-to-wear designs by American and British designers, such as Halston, Ralph Rucci, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano.

With such a unique collection of rare luxury items, Hindman looks forward to welcoming you to this auction celebrating centuries of style and elegance.

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