Coat
mid 1950s (designed)
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Harrods is a high-end department store established in 1834. The store stocks own brand clothing as well as designer concessions.This Harrods coat is a good example of the ‘trickle down’ effect of couture clothing on high street offerings and shows the influence of Balenciaga’s voluminous designs of the late 1950s on tailoring in Britain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wool blend |
| Brief description | Oversize coat of black wool and synthetic mix, Harrods, late 1950s |
| Physical description | Oversized black wool mix coat, single breasted with wide sleeves. |
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| Credit line | Given by Romayne Wood |
| Summary | Harrods is a high-end department store established in 1834. The store stocks own brand clothing as well as designer concessions.This Harrods coat is a good example of the ‘trickle down’ effect of couture clothing on high street offerings and shows the influence of Balenciaga’s voluminous designs of the late 1950s on tailoring in Britain. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.29-2014 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2013 |
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