The Mr Steven Philip Collection (part 1) & Passion for Fashion
Auction: June 20th and 21st
I’m honoured to have been entrusted with the sale of friend, collector, dealer, fashion hunter, gatherer - Mr Steven Philip’s legendary archive part 1 (day1). This is the perfect opportunity to acquire museum quality Westwood from Punk Sex-Originals, 1975, swashbuckling Pirates, 1981, and every fabulous design twist and turn of Viv’s through to romantic ball gowns and dangerously vertiginous Super Elevated Platforms of the ‘90s and 2000s. The Galliano chapter is also strong and includes a St Martin’s degree show ‘Incroyable’ waistcoat with matching original student sketch as well as rare and important early Galliano showpieces. For the finale to his section we present Lady Gaga’s ‘Red Bleeding’ rubber fetish look worn in her 911 video.
Day 2 of our fashion extravaganza continues with luxury and designer-wear by Chanel and Hermès before romping through fashion from the 18th century onwards decade by decade. Haute couture highlights include an incredibly rare Kitmir embroidered tunic for Gabrielle Chanel from 1922 (lightening does strike twice), one of her eponymous LBDs from 1924, a Schiaparelli ‘Hall of Mirrors’ jacket from 1938 as well as fabulous Dior, Balmain and Balenciaga evening wear. The Duchess of Windsor’s fashion choices are revealed by fashion sketches from the Houses of Dior, Grès and Saint Laurent complete with her rather blunt handwritten comments. (Lots 201-203).
A highlight of our Westwood offerings on day two is the unique pair of green mock croc Super Elevated Gillies personally autographed by Dame Vivienne herself.
Issey Miyake leads our Avant-Garde and Japanese section with a fine Issey Miyake 'Plastic Body' breastplate, Autumn-Winter 1980-81 as immortalized by Grace Jones.
Hilde Smith’s BodyMap Archive includes first print tests, large fabric samples, original designs, associated press clippings and a few garments. Hilde has provided us with the individual pattern names and also footnotes describing her design process. Her prints were a magical, integral part of the early BodyMap collections which she not only designed (pre computer graphics) but also on occasion modelled as her press clippings reveal.
Simon Costin’s creations for Lee Alexander McQueen are historically important and includes jewellery made for Lee’s degree show as well as one-off showpieces from ‘Dante’ and’ The Birds’. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for museums and collectors alike to acquire them.
Just to prove that fashion is timeless we end our sale with a fine and rare Imperial summer dragon robe, longpao, Chinese, late 19th century, possibly owned by Empress Dowager Cixi.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in the saleroom.
Day One: The Mr Steven Philip Collection (part 1), lots 1-147, Tuesday 20th June, begins at 14:00 BST.
Day Two: Various Owners, luxury & designer wear, antique dress, fine haute couture, cutting edge fashion of the 20th-21st century, the Hilde Smith and Simon Costin Archives and an important Imperial robe, Wednesday 21st June, morning session (lots 148 - 365) begins at 10:00 BST. Afernoon session (lots 366 - 557) begins at 14:00 BST.
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Lot 437 - Promotional Screenplay script for John Galliano's 'Princess Lucretia', Spring-Summer, 1994
Sold for £2,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 440 - A rare John Galliano show invitation, 'Ecole de Danse' collection, Spring-Summer 1996
Sold for £950
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 442 - A John Galliano scarlet damask bias-cut dress, circa 1997
Sold for £2,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 443 - A group of John Galliano clothing, 'Ballet Russes' collection, Spring-Summer 1999
Sold for £1,700
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 445 - A Vivienne Westwood corset, 'Portrait' collection, Autumn-Winter 1990-91
Sold for £2,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 448 - A Vivienne Westwood flocked satin-lycra dress, 'Salon' collection, Spring-Summer 1992
Sold for £1,100
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 449 - A Vivienne Westwood flocked ribbed-jersey dress, 'Salon' collection, Spring-Summer 1992
Sold for £1,100
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 453 - A rare Vivienne Westwood grey wool corseted bodice and cape, Pagan V, Spring-Summer, 1990
Sold for £480
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 454 - A Vivienne Westwood black velvet sleeved corset, early 1990s
Sold for £1,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 456 - A Vivienne Westwood black velvet corseted bodice, mid-1990s
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 458 - A Vivienne Westwood black velvet ensemble, 'Erotic Zones' collection, Spring-Summer 1995
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 459 - A rare Vivienne Westwood toile du Jouy' print corset, Spring-Summer 1996
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 460 - A Simon Costin for Alexander McQueen headdress, 'Dante' collection, Autumn-Winter 1996-97
Sold for £60,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 468 - Givenchy couture show invitations, Tokyo and Paris, Autumn-Winter 1997-98
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 471 - A rare limited edition Hussein Chalayan Airmail paper dress, 1999
Sold for £14,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 472 - Two Tom Ford for Gucci dresses, 1990s-early 2000s
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 473 - A Tom Ford for Gucci chartreuse silk dress, probably Spring-Summer 1996
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 474 - A pair of Tom Ford for Gucci patent leather boots, Autumn-Winter 1997-98
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 476 - Two Tom Ford for Gucci black dresses, circa 2001
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 477 - A Tom Ford for Gucci blue velvet 'Mod' suit, Autumn-Winter 1995-96
Sold for £850
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
