This skirt originally belonged to the late Mathilde Willink, who was found dead in her appartment in the 70-ties. Mathilde was a model and the second wife of the Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900-1983). When Willink met Mathilde she was 21 and he was 60. Mathilde was called ? a nice pussycat and something nice to have in my house? according to Willink.
The couturier Fong Leng made " different" skirts for Mathilde ... like this one. She adored these skirts and bought them for prices in between 6.000 en 16.000 euro. Mathilde was living her life in an extravagant way and loved being the in the centre of attention. Willink also benefitted from this and became an even more famous personality and raised his prices for his paintings ?
Model: the ever creative and wonderful Seraphine Strange