Object: Coat
Designer:
Wesley Tann
Date: Late 1950s
Medium: Wool
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Audrey Smaltz
Object number: 2016.78.2
DescriptionBlack collarless princess seam coat in wool with CF hook and eye closures
Label Text:Wesley Tann established his New York design firm in 1960. Working on Seventh Avenue since the early 1950s, Tann designed sophisticated, immaculately-crafted clothes, such as this simple, chic coat. Women’s Wear Daily called his fine workmanship a joy. He attracted leading department stores, as well as the attention of celebrities such as Diahann Carroll and Jacqueline Kennedy.
Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers