{"id":41,"date":"2025-03-06T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musee-mode-costume.fragonard.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:03:58","slug":"collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two lovers of Proven\u00e7al heritage<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n

Anne, Agn\u00e8s and Fran\u00e7oise Costa, who manage the Fragonard house, passionately continue the work of their mother, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Costa, founder of the Mus\u00e9e Proven\u00e7al du Costume et du Bijou in Grasse in 1997. The project for a museum in Arles was conceived by the Costa sisters, Odile Pascal, who collected local costumes all her life with her mother Magali, accompanied by Cl\u00e9ment Trouche, a costume specialist \u2013 director of the museum.<\/p>\n

Shortly before the disappearance of historian Magali Pascal, the three sisters pledged to preserve the entire Arles collection in order to guarantee its longevity in a place of exhibition and sharing. Echoing the Grasse museum, Fragonard is thus opening a new museum in Arles, dedicated to the history of fashion and costume in Provence, bringing to light a part of Proven\u00e7al fashion history from the 18th century onwards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Portrait of H\u00e9l\u00e8ne COSTA \/ her daughters (\u00a9 Dmitry Kostyukov)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne COSTA<\/h3><\/h3><\/div>

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Costa grew up in Cannes, near the Forville market, the historic heart of the town. During the war, she associated with members of the Proven\u00e7al Academy, dedicated to the safeguarding and maintenance of traditions. They sang and danced in costume, a way for these many young people, subject to the curfew, to connect. In the 1980s, the publication of a book on Proven\u00e7al costume revived interest in the subject.<\/p>\n

Traders and enthusiasts then began to gather textile pieces that had fallen into obscurity and were often overlooked. This revival went hand in hand with a thirst for knowledge, and the scarcity of specialised literature on the subject made this quest even more exhilarating. Demanding and concerned with the condition and quality of textile pieces, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne took pleasure in travelling to meet antique dealers and traders. Faced with this enthusiasm, her daughters then proposed the creation of a museum to protect her collections and share them with as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Magali PASCAL<\/h3><\/h3><\/div>

Born in 1925, Magali Pascal was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2010 in recognition of her work as a historian and researcher. She is the author of three reference works and, together with her daughter Odile, the tenth Queen of Arles, a historian of costume and jewellery, they own one of the most important collections of historical fashion.
\nThanks to their research, mother and daughter have offered the city of Arles, Provence, and beyond its borders, the discovery of this garment since the 17th century.<\/p>\n

Today, Fran\u00e7oise, Agn\u00e8s, and Anne continue to keep their mother's memory alive by enriching the collection with new acquisitions each year. This collection is also greatly supplemented by a wide variety of iconography, sample books, and rare and antique jewellery, which complement the museum's scientific purpose. Odile Pascal, meanwhile, is heavily involved in the Arles museum's project as an active member of the scientific committee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Portrait of Magali PASCAL \/ her daughter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Fragonard Museum of Fashion and Costume in Arles<\/h3><\/h3><\/div>

French edition book<\/p>\n<\/div>

Bringing together two collections, those of H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Costa and Magalie Pascal, this magnificent book tells the story of the genesis of the museum project in a stunning Arles mansion, renovated by the renowned architectural firm Studio KO, as well as its remarkable collections of Proven\u00e7al costumes, textiles and jewellery from the 18th to the 20th century. Through a selection of iconic works, it highlights the richness of Proven\u00e7al clothing heritage, textile expertise and the history of adornment over the centuries.<\/p>\n

An immersion into the world of fashion and Proven\u00e7al traditions, at the heart of a museum where heritage and contemporary creation are in harmonious dialogue.<\/p>\n

254 pages, \u20ac55<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Buy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Collectables<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pair of heeled shoes<\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Pair of heeled shoes<\/h3>\n
\n

1770-80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Cut velvet, silk ribbons, leather, linen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Antoine Raspal <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Antoine Raspal (Arles 1738-1811) <\/h3>\n
\n

Portrait of Monsieur Noguier at his desk<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

1778 in Arles
\nOil on canvas, 105 x 81.5 cm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Vest <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Vest <\/h3>\n
\n
\n

1780-90<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Multi-coloured printed cotton fabric, linen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Set of crosses <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Set of so-called \u00abDevotee\u00bb crosses\u00bb <\/h3>\n
\n
\n

Silver, rose or table cut diamonds, gold<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jewellery set in its case <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Jewellery set in its case <\/h3>\n
\n

Necklace, bodice front, earrings and bracelets
\nPompons, green chrysoprase, silk ribbons, leather, velvet and silk satin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

around 1830-35
\nMuseum of Fashion and Costume Collection
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hair ribbons <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Hair ribbons <\/h3>\n
\n

from 1830 to 1850<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Various manufactures for the Arles market
\nSilk velvets patterned in multiple colours<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jules Salles (N\u00eemes 1814-1900) <\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Jules Salles (N\u00eemes 1814-1900) <\/h3>\n
\n
\n

Portrait of an Arl\u00e9sienne in the Amphitheatre<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Around 1840-45
\nOil on canvas, 55.5 x 46 cm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Fashion and Costume Museum Collection - Fragonard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Double reticule<\/h3>Your Content Goes Here<\/div><\/div>

Double reticule<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n

circa 1820<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Tortoiseshell, leather decorated with gold tooling, silver, silk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Collection of the Museum of Fashion and Costume \u2013 Fragonard
\n\u00a9Fanny Terno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Portrait of Louise Jouve<\/h3>Portrait of Louise Jouve<\/div><\/div>

Portrait of Louise Jouve<\/h3>\n

Augustin Dumas,
\nPortrait of Louise Jouve, wife of Charles Dumas
\n(nephew of the painter)<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas
\nArles, 1857<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Wedding ensemble<\/h3>Wedding ensemble<\/div><\/div>

Wedding ensemble<\/h3>\n

Arles, circa 1895-1900<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Printed dressing gown<\/h3>Printed dressing gown<\/div><\/div>

Printed dressing gown<\/h3>\n

circa 1865-70<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Robe \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/h3>Robe \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/div><\/div>

Robe \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/h3>\n

circa 1780<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Portrait of a young woman in an Arles costume<\/h3>Portrait of a young woman in an Arles costume<\/div><\/div>

Portrait of a young woman in an Arles costume<\/h3>\n

Michel-Philibert Genod (attributed to)<\/p>\n

Ivory miniature
\nArles, circa 1820<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Robe \u00e0 la Fran\u00e7aise<\/h3>Robe \u00e0 la Fran\u00e7aise<\/div><\/div>

Robe \u00e0 la Fran\u00e7aise<\/h3>\n

circa 1770<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Boning corset<\/h3>Boning corset<\/div><\/div>

Boning corset<\/h3>\n

Arles, circa 1760<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Detail of a quilted petticoat in embroidered linen<\/h3>Detail of a quilted petticoat in embroidered linen<\/div><\/div>

Detail of a quilted petticoat in embroidered linen<\/h3>\n

in India of polychrome wools<\/p>\n

Marseille, Circa 1750<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3199,"parent":0,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCollections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/collections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Collections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/collections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-19T10:03:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/collections-mmc-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"60 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/\",\"name\":\"Collections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/collections-mmc-5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-06T14:29:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-19T10:03:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/collections-mmc-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/collections-mmc-5.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/collections\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Collections\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/culture.fragonard.com\\\/mmc\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Collections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/collections\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Collections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume","og_url":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/collections\/","og_site_name":"Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume","article_modified_time":"2026-08-19T10:03:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/collections-mmc-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"60 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/","url":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/","name":"Collections - Mus\u00e9e de la Mode et du Costume","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/collections-mmc-5.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-06T14:29:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-19T10:03:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/collections-mmc-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/collections-mmc-5.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/collections\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/","name":"Museum of Fashion and Costume","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":180,"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3706,"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/3706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.fragonard.com\/mmc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"well played","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}