Stylista extraordinaire

Fashion muse

Clothing designer

Hall of Fame inductee, International Best Dressed List  (1962)

Aristocrat

French television producer

and much more …

all describe the many facets of life which is that of

Countess Jacqueline de Ribes

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Photographic portrait of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes

by American fashion and portrait photographer, Richard Avedon

(image by liveauctioneers.com)

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Nèe Jacqueline Bonnin de La Bonninière de Beaumont (1929)

into a French aristocratic family

the Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, now 85 years old

is being honoured by

The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC)–

with a show highlighting her fashion and style vision

which for decades,  has graced the international scene.

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In her own design

A pink creation, a / w  1983

now on view at The Costume Institute

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Wearing Dior,  1959

(images from nymag.com)

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The exhibition titled

Jacqueline de Ribes:  The Art of Style

features 60 pieces, chronicled from the early ’60s to present-

from Countess de Ribes’ personal wardrobe.

Some are of her own creation,

others the work of designers she admired.

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Truly a show worth the visit as it encapsules the aesthetics of a by-gone era

while attesting to a definition of ultimate style as a intricate statement of self.

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Jacqueline de Ribes:

The Art of Style

The Costume Institute,

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

until 21 February 2016

For further details visit:

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/jacqueline-de-ribes

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