Object: Jacket
Brand:
Lanvin
(French, founded 1889)
Designer:
Jeanne Lanvin
(1867 - 1946)
Date: 1937
Medium: Yellow silk satin, silver lamé, and chartreuse wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Katheryn Colton
Object number: 74.36.17
DescriptionShort flared evening coat in chartreuse yellow / green silk satin and silver lame with single needle quilting in bands of double scallops and multiple rows of stitching; high standing back neck becomes high square in front with right front crossing over to left front, this side being of lame flaring sleeves are raglan in front and dolman in back with gussets; scallop quilting makes wide band at back hem, miters in front and continued up center front to neck, sleeves have scalloped quilting at cuffs; the rest of coat being in multiple rows; right front side is lined with satin - the rest is lined in lime green wool; some manner of closing at left front shoulder now missing
Label Text:The 1931 Paris Exposition promoted a coloniale moderne style that greatly influenced fashion, as in the color, shape, and embellishment of this evening jacket, reflecting a diffused Southeast Asian inspiration. Lanvin used machine-stitched quilting to create a surface decoration that is both modern and exotic.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exoticism
- China Chic: East Meets West
- Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939