2016.113.1

Images (6)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 2007.46.39 (black evening dress), 99.83.9 (corset evening ensemble), 2021.53.34 (red dress), 2001.45.1(black leather dress), 2008.60.1 (black one shoulder dress), 2005.23.1 (graffiti knit dress), 2019.21.1 (jacket), 2016.113.1 (red puffer coat)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 2008.60.1 (black one shoulder dress), 2005.23.1 (graffiti knit dress), 2019.21.1 (jacket), 2016.113.1 (red puffer coat)

Power_Mode_03 Left to right 2013.87.1 (jacket), 2018.46.1 (tshirt), 2017.17.1 (shoe), 78.86.1 (shoe), 2016.113.1 (coat), 2014.46.1 (ensemble)

Object: Coat

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Demna Gvasalia (born 1981)

Date: Fall 2016

Medium: Polyester, duck down, and metal

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2016.113.1

DescriptionRed puffer jacket in polyester with duck down fill and horizontal quilting; detachable zip off hood and snap off scarf

Label Text:The most noteworthy recent version of the puffer coat appeared on a Paris runway during the autumn/winter 2016 season. For his collection, Demna Gvasalia, creative director at the house of Balenciaga, devised a new silhouette: a puffer that looked like it was casually sliding off the model’s shoulder. Louche and voluminous, it is evocative of Cristobal Balenciaga’s dramatic innovations of the 1950s and 1960s. Gvasalia’s creation pushed expedition-inspired wear into the realm of couture, as his puffer galvanized more interest and coverage than any other single garment that season.

In Collection(s)

2010s

Exhibitions:

Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme
Power Mode
Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies