Dress By Jean-charles De Castelbajac Known As The Lascaux Dress, Painted By Eliakim - France Summer 1980

Summer 1980 Collection, France. "Lascaux" dress, a hand-painted prototype by Eliakim for Ko & Co. by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, dating from the Summer 1980 collection. A sack-style dress, sleeveless and flowing, with a boat neckline accented by tan lambskin leather laced at the front. Painted on burlap before assembly, the scene depicts horses, deer, and bison inspired by the cave paintings of the famous Lascaux cave in southwestern France. Silver lettering on a cream background: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Ko & Co., model 439. Unique piece. No flaws. Excellent condition. Wearable or collectible. Size: Equivalent to a French size 40. Shoulders 40 cm, length 126 cm, bust 97 cm, waist 94 cm, hips 104 cm. This painting-dress, known as the "Lascaux" prototype painted by the Israeli artist Eliakim, marked the beginning of an artistic approach that Jean-Charles de Castelbajac would finalize during the Autumn-Winter 1983-1984 fashion show with the famous "Homage to Portraits" series. Subsequently, he called upon Ben, Garouste, and Robert Combas to portray, with disarming realism, figures such as Edith Piaf, Louis XIV, the Mona Lisa, and even Man Ray's "Le Violon d'Ingres" in 2012. These unique dresses challenge the status of these works of art, the principle of fashion being to multiply models and bring them to the streets! By elevating these creations to the status of statues, Jean-Charles Castelbajac overturned conventions, granting some of his designs the status of works of art.