This Costume Institute exhibition focuses on the internationally renowned
style icon Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, whose originality and elegance
established her as one of the most celebrated fashion personas of the
twentieth century. The thematic show features about sixty ensembles of
haute couture and ready-to-wear primarily from de Ribes’s personal archive,
dating from 1962 to the present. Also included are her creations for fancy-
dress balls, which she often made by cutting and cannibalizing her haute
couture gowns to create nuanced expressions of her aesthetic. These, along
with photographs, video, and ephemera, tell the story of how her interest
in fashion developed over decades, from childhood “dress-up” to the
epitome of international style.
A muse to haute couture designers, de Ribes had at her disposal their
drapers, cutters, and fitters in acknowledgment of their esteem for
her taste and originality. Ultimately, she used this talent and experience
to create her own successful design business, which she directed from 1982
to 1995. While the exhibition focuses on her taste and style, extensive
documentation from her personal archives illustrates the range of her
professional life, including her roles as theatrical impresario, television
producer, interior designer, and director and organizer of international charity events.
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