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Evening coat

Designer Charles James American
1947
Not on view
A complex mix of textures distinguishes this evening coat. James pieced the flat ribbed silk faille with its reverse, a glossy satin, to highlight his ingenious pattern cutting in this coat, with its origami-like folds at the high portrait collar and eccentrically constructed bishop sleeves. The contrast is especially pronounced at the back, where the slick-surfaced satin of the collar yoke and sleeves shines against the faintly dull sheen of the coat’s flaring body.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening coat
  • Designer: Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978)
  • Date: 1947
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: silk
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Costume Institute Benefit Fund, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, and Acquisitions Fund, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.383
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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