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Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-1998, est. $400-$600

Haute couture is runway ready for Hindman auction, March 16

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L-R: Chanel haute couture wool tweed skirt suit with removable facings, Spring/Summer 1997, est. $2,000-$4,000; Givenchy haute couture maternity jumpsuit, circa 1984, est. $500-$700; Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-98, est. $400-$600

From left to right: Chanel haute couture wool tweed skirt suit with removable facings, Spring/Summer 1997, est. $2,000-$4,000; circa-1984 Givenchy haute couture maternity jumpsuit in light blue crinkle crepe, est. $500-$700; Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-98, est. $400-$600

CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present its Spring Fashion: Centuries of Style auction on March 16, featuring several private collections of significant haute couture headlined by New York fashion collectors Susan Gutfreund and Jaqueline Leeds. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Through these remarkable garments, we begin to understand not only the women who wore them, but also their lifestyle and knowledge of fashion history. Gutfreund and Leeds cultivated relationships with the trailblazing designers and couturiers that created the fashions in this sale.

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Hindman to auction philanthropist Michelle Smith’s couture collection

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Christian Dior haute couture wedding dress, Fall/Winter 1979

Christian Dior haute couture wedding dress, Fall/Winter 1979, est. $500-$700

CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions is pleased to present A Life in Couture: The Collection of Michelle Smith, Washington, D.C. on September 21. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. This offering from the collection of renowned Washington, DC philanthropist Michelle Smith will include garments by top designers including Christian Dior, Halston, Stephen Burrows, J. Mendel, and Ralph Rucci, and will illustrate Smith’s carefully curated selection of outstanding designs, a majority of which were custom made for her.

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