Evening coat
Pauline Trigère was known for her unique and imaginative coat designs. In this evening coat she combines an Asian-influenced silhouette with a serpentine ribbon of applied beads. Gold lamè lining adds to the garment's distinctive appeal.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening coat
- Designer: Pauline Trigère (American, born France, Paris 1908–2002 New York)
- Date: 1967
- Culture: American
- Medium: wool, metal
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Pauline Trigère, 1977
- Object Number: 2009.300.984
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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