PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 #antikeshochzeitskleid the satin pleated inserts and

the satin pleated inserts and the metallic lace

Jacques Doucet admitted he merely designed clothing to finance his true passion of art collecting

a few moth holes on the outside

and museum‑quality fashion - made even more desirable by its connection to the elusive dressmaker Madame Percy

PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 #antikeshochzeitskleid the satin pleated inserts andExceptional 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