Jeanne Lanvin Haute Couture "Sodom and Gomorrah" Gown, Occupied Paris, c. 1943–44 — Documented New York Times 1944, Illustrated by Christian Bérard vintage evening jacket tying at the shoulders for

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The palette and proportions lend the ensemble particular resonance today as a bridal or ceremonial alternative

or fashion-forward city hall look

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Fabric: Wool shell

Jeanne Lanvin Haute Couture "Sodom and Gomorrah" Gown, Occupied Paris, c. 1943–44 — Documented New York Times 1944, Illustrated by Christian Bérard vintage evening jacket tying at the shoulders forSome dresses survive. This one was recorded. Jeanne Lanvin Haute Couture. Iconic. In October 1943, Jean Giraudoux's Sodome et Gomorrhe opened at the Thtre Hbertot his only new work staged under the occupation dressed by Christian Brard, the great illustrator of wartime Paris. Lanvin answered with a gown that took the play's name. A year later, Brard sketched it himself for the American press, and it ran in The New York Times "From Paris," October 15,