Christian Lacroix
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CultureFrench
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Datec. 1995
PlaceParis, France
MediumSilk damask, gold embroidery thread, and metal
Dimensions.A, Jacket: 25 1/2 × 22 inches (64.8 × 55.9 cm)
.B, Dress: 28 × 15 1/2 inches (71.1 × 39.4 cm)
.C, belt: 33 × 1 5/8 inches (83.8 × 4.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Karen H. Susman family, in loving memory
Object number98.641.A-.C
Not on view

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ProvenanceKaren H. Susman, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There are identical labels on both the interior of the jacket and on the interior of the dress: "Christian Lacroix / Paris / Made in France".

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