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Lot 95
Sale 702 - Property from the Geoffrey Beene Archive: Clothes that Care
Nov 20, 2019
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,000
Price Realized
$938
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Geoffrey Beene Dresses, Fall 1988
The First: Evening dress ensemble consisting of a dress with silver panne velvet yoke, full knee-length skirt, midriff of rose and turquoise
striped silk gazar. The bolero is sewn with pin-stripes of tiny silver sequins between bands of green and pink chenille and two silver sequin rosettes at R and L front just above hem.
Label: Geoffrey Beene
Inventory No.: 1190
The Second: Strapless full length evening dress, the torso of Klimt inspired gold scrolling lace over black satin printed with large scattered circles in turquoise, orange, purple, hot pink and red. The bodice is boned. The long skirt of sheer black and gold lace is appliquéd on the interior with multi-color circles, rippled hem trimmed with gold and
black striped ruffles.
Label: Geoffrey Beene
Inventory No.: 1183
The Third: Gray, orange, and gold evening ensemble. Dress is made of gray lace bodice and gray skirt woven with orange thred. Jacket is multicolored quilted jacket and embellished with gold embroidery on sleeve hem and waistline.
Label: Geoffrey Beene
Inventory No.: 1194
The First:
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Dress:
Chest: 16"
Waist: 13"
Hip: 24"
Shoulders: 15"
Length (underarm to hem): 30"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 5"
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Jacket:
Chest: 20"
Waist: 19"
Shoulders: 16"
Length (underarm to hem): 5.5"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23.5"
The Second:
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Chest: 14.5"
Waist: 15"
Hip: 23"
Length (underarm to hem): 53"
The Third:
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Chest: 16"
Waist: 12"
Hip: 25"
Shoulders: 17"
Length (underarm to hem): 47"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21"
Approximate Flat Measurements Across Front:
Jacket
Chest: 17"
Waist: 14"
Shoulders: 15"
Length (underarm to hem): 6"
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22"

