Evening Coat

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Artist/Maker	Alix (designer)
Place of origin	Paris (made)

Evening coat completely covered in pale pink cellophane arranged in fan shaped motifs with graduated imitation pearls attached. The coat is full length, fitted and slightly flaring; its bottom edge is scalloped. It is sleeveless with oval epaulettes at the shoulder. It fastens, edge to edge, with hooks and eyes and is lined with pink chiffon.

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Categories	Fashion Womenswear Evening Wear Plastic
Object type	Evening coat
Materials and techniques	Cellophane (Cellulose acetate), silk and artificial pearls (probably cellulose nitrate or cellulose acetate) Silk (Textile) Cellophane Pearls (Imitation) Cellulose Acetate Machine Stitching
Brief description	Evening coat covered in cellulose acetate, designed by Alix, Paris, France, 1936
Physical description	Evening coat completely covered in pale pink cellophane arranged in fan shaped motifs with graduated imitation pearls attached. The coat is full length, fitted and slightly flaring; its bottom edge is scalloped. It is sleeveless with oval epaulettes at the shoulder. It fastens, edge to edge, with hooks and eyes and is lined with pink chiffon.
Dimensions	Length: 145cm (measured flat) Shoulders width: 46.5cm (measured flat) Chest width: 39cm (measured flat) Waist width: 36cm (measured flat) Hem width: 91cm (measured flat)
Production type	Haute couture
Credit line	Given by Mrs B Gurschner
Object history	RF number is RF/1976/686. The coat was worn with a dress mathing the lining. The design was part of the "Temple of Heaven" collection, 1936, which has a Javanese inspiration.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.234-1976

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Record created	September 8, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O166626/evening-coat-alix/

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