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Evening Coat & Man's Coat
Cristóbal Balenciaga1938/1990
The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States
Left: Cristóbal Balenciaga / Evening coat / Black silk ottoman / 1938-1940, France / Lent by Hamish Bowles
This evening coat by Cristobal Balenciaga alludes to the austerity of priestly black, which inspired the fashion for Spanish black in the sixteenth century.
Right: Jean Paul Gaultier Homme / Man’s long coat / Black wool / Circa 1988, France / 2007.15.12 / Gift of Mark J. Huisman, in memory of Gerald Dupree
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Details
- Title: Evening Coat & Man's Coat
- Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Date Created: 1938/1990
- Location Created: France
- Type: Coat
- Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
- Medium: Black silk ottoman, wool
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