Christie’s has announced the auction of Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion, the finest collection of 20th Century fashion in private hands, will be sold in London at the South Kensington saleroom on October 30. Representing pivotal designers from the 1960s to 1990s, the collection is an articulate illustration of modern society and design shown through fashion - from Pop Art and the Space Age of the 1960s through the iconoclasm of the 1970s, and the revival of architectural couture of the 1980s and 1990s. With over 250 meticulously assembled garments, headwear and jewellery the collection offers a vision of the styles, materials and attitudes that have defined progressive international fashion since 1960. Estimates range from £500 to £10,000, and designers include Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne, André Courrèges, Rudi Gernreich, Ossie Clark, Vivienne Westwood, Norma Kamali, Azzedine Alaia, Gianni Versace, Issey Miyake, and others.

Auction:
Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion at Christie’s South Kensington 30 October

Viewing:
New York: Christie’s Rockefeller Galleries 3-6 September
London: Christie’s South Kensington, 85 Old Brompton Road 25-29 October

About Resurrection
Founded in 1996 by Mark Haddawy and Katy Rodriguez, Resurrection is a pioneering resource for vintage and historic modern clothing, with boutiques in Los Angeles and New York.

Posted: 09|3|08 at 8:58 am. Filed under: UK News.