Evening Coat
1936 (designed)
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Full length evening coat of bright green, heavy silk grosgrain with long sleeves of complex construction including diagonal seaming. The sleeves are emphasised by epaulettes, which run over the shoulders and down the back of the sleeves to the elbows. The jacket has a fitted bodice that flares out with an inverted kick pleat on the centre back.
The coat is open down the front and fastens with hooks and eyes at the neck and waist.
The coat is open down the front and fastens with hooks and eyes at the neck and waist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk grosgrain |
| Brief description | Evening coat of silk gosgrain, designed by Charles James, silk manufactured by Colcombet, France, ca. 1937 |
| Physical description | Full length evening coat of bright green, heavy silk grosgrain with long sleeves of complex construction including diagonal seaming. The sleeves are emphasised by epaulettes, which run over the shoulders and down the back of the sleeves to the elbows. The jacket has a fitted bodice that flares out with an inverted kick pleat on the centre back. The coat is open down the front and fastens with hooks and eyes at the neck and waist. |
| Dimensions | Approximate size small 12 (long) |
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| Object history | See "The Genius of Charles James" by Elizabeth Ann Coleman (catalogue no 368). This coat was featured in the following publications: Harper's Bazar, October 1936 (page 50) UK Vogue, October 14 1936 (page 10) US Vogue, November 1 1936 (pages 54-55) |
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| Accession number | T.420-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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