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Shrimpton Couture

@ShrimptonCoutur

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The more pieces that come in from this Bill Blass collection that I am handling for the family of the women that owned all these pieces, the more I appreciated his genius. Everything is so deceptive on the hanger. I… instagram.com/p/B2mP4_IA7VL/…

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On Sunday, my friend @allysonfanger wore my 1972 Halston to the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys! She was there for her FOURTH Emmy nomination for Costume Design, this time for her outstanding work on the… instagram.com/p/B2gtShZAYVQ/…

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Last night Nini Nguyen was perfection for Rihanna’s . She wore Spring 2002 @maisonvalentino from my archives and looked so damn good! I think that if realmrvalentino is checking his feed today he’s going… instagram.com/p/B2XUItDA7tJ/…

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Legend has it that Bill Blass traveled up to 30,000 miles a year, touring America, models in tow, to meet his clients at trunk shows all around the country. He treated his ‘ordinary’ customers the same way he… instagram.com/p/B2USaOyAgLD/…

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“I mean, if you want to talk about Claire McCardell or Bonnie Cashin -- fine,'' Mr. Fairchild said, citing the obvious examples of American ingenuity. ''But they never really caught on the way Bill did. He did create… instagram.com/p/B2PHePFA6tP/…

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This 💙1971 💙dress may have walked the runway in 48 years ago... but it feels like it could be straight off the shows happening this week. 💃🏻💃🏻 Its provenance is the stuff vintage dreams are made… instagram.com/p/B2NCon0AHf_/…

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In 1957 decided that he needed to get into the lingerie game. He decided to collaborate with an established company who already produced lingerie and eventually signed a contract with out… instagram.com/p/B1tS_O-gKK_/…

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In the book ‘Bill Blass, An American Designer’, the introduction states that the single best word to describe Bill’s work is ‘appropriate’. That the woman that wears Blass ... should never feel compromised by what… instagram.com/p/B1mSCoxAtBP/…

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In 1963, began designing for , a Roman couture house that was founded that same year by Evan Richards. Richards had moved to Rome from Texas to open the atelier which produced only couture… instagram.com/p/B1d2hAsgQXA/…

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It’s like getting half a dozen dresses in one! The most amazing just came in and it’s clever cut let’s you style it a ton of different ways 👉👉 to see a few I came up with 👉👉
It’s kinda genius 🖤🖤 instagram.com/p/B1Zf6iQAkTW/…

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I am constantly sourcing and buying vintage but I also look for modern pieces for my archive - the things that I am banking on to be the vintage of tomorrow. I live in a world that focuses on looking backwards but… instagram.com/p/B1WFnUjg6Rz/…

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I was researching a piece coming to the shop soon and in my quest happened to revisit the 2011 auction held by @christiesinc. Elizabeth was a huge fan and the auction included several of… instagram.com/p/B1Q_Js1gfVx/…

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Halston is one of those rare labels where the more time that goes by since the pieces were originally made, the more relevant his pieces feel. This is one of those pieces that will instantly become a closet staple… instagram.com/p/B1HgCfTgRnx/…

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One of the ways that you can instantly recognize a vintage Pucci is by his signature that is worked into the print. But why did he sign everything? Even back then, design piracy was a problem, and in an attempt to… instagram.com/p/B1EGRDnAQp-/…

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You know when you say “OMG I love it so much I’m would wear it grocery shopping?” .... SHE actually does 👑👑👑
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earlier this week in , wearing her #1995 from 🖤🖤🖤 instagram.com/p/B0_qLxsAFuq/…

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I got this Stavropoulos dress from the estate of the original owner who knew George personally and had all of her pieces custom made by him. It’s very pretty with its tiered skirt made of silk chiffon, topped with a… instagram.com/p/B03nEQ6AJoG/…

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This was taken just after I planted my garden and I never got around to posting it. In my stories today I shared what my garden looks like now. For context - the corn would be just behind me and I am in the middle of… instagram.com/p/B0wfy4Jgf_x/…

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