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Evening Coat and Hat

1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Biba (designer)
Place of origin
London (retailed)

Woman's evening coat and matching turban hat in gold and black rayon and lurex knit.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Shopping
Evening Wear
Hats & Headwear
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Evening coat and hat
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coat
  • Hat
Materials and techniques
Knitted rayon and lurex
Lurex
Rayon
Brief description
Woman's evening coat and turban hat in knitted rayon and lurex, designed by Biba, retailed in London, 1970
Physical description
Woman's evening coat and matching turban hat in gold and black rayon and lurex knit.
Production typeReady to wear
Gallery label
(1985)
EVENING COAT AND TURBAN
Machine-knitted rayon and lurex
British: Biba, about 1971

Here Barbara Hulanicki has cut and sewn knitted fabric as if it were woven cloth. The coat, with its low neck, flowing trumpet sleeves, and tiny buttons is a more sophisticated version of the popular Biba long T-shirt dress.

Given by Mrs A.C. Fraser
T.202&A-1984
Credit line
Given by Mrs A.C. Fraser
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.202&A-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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