Object: Coat
Brand:
Calvin Klein
(American, founded 1968)
Designer:
Calvin Klein
(born 1942)
Date: 1968
Medium: Wool
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Sheryl and Barry K. Schwartz
Object number: 2019.54.3
DescriptionSet; pale blue coat and belt; double breasted coat with black buttons and patch flap pockets at hip; belt, (missing buckle)
Label Text:This coat is an original sample that helped launch Calvin Klein’s business in fall 1968. Impressed by Klein’s skill for cutting coats without a pattern, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert took him on as a client. She later called him “one of the most sensational successes of American fashion’s recent history.”
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Eleanor Lambert: Empress of Seventh Avenue