English: This "Cyclone" evening dress by Jeanne Lanvin was worn by her daughter the Comtesse Jean de Polignac. According to Bettina Ballard, she was a "soft beauty" who belonged more to the intimacy of the private salon than to public places of entertainment. This spectacular creation of Lanvin's was featured in the 2002–2003 exhibition "Blithe Spirit: The Windsor Set," and had not been shown in New York since its debut in 1940.
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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82103 Design House: House of Lanvin, French, founded 1889, Designer: Jeanne Lanvin, French, 1867?1946, Cyclone, 1939, silk, spangles, [no dimensions available]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Harrison Williams, Lady Mendl, and Mrs. Ector Munn, 1946 (C.I.46.4.18a, b)