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Evening coat

Design House Alix French
1935
Not on view
Grès's syncretistic Mughal jacket combines aspects of many cultures. The rows of quilting at the jacket's back that are patterned like Manchu court robes are stitched by machine, but the fields of blistered trapunto that incorporate birds in foliage are stitched by hand. The tailored components are juxtaposed against a shawl collar which is an unstructured, puffed band that resembles a small ruffle. The body of the jacket is a continuous piece, suspended from a back shoulder yoke in a seamless riddle that conflates East and West.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening coat
  • Design House: Alix (French, 1934–1942)
  • Designer: Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)
  • Date: 1935
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: metal thread
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss Ellerbe Woods, 1940
  • Object Number: C.I.40.172
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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