75.94.12

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Fabric_32 Left to right 69.169.3 (ivory ensemble), 92.154.4 (ensemble), 75.94.12 (purple coat), 2017.45.9 (pink dress), P91.53.1 (ensemble), 93.76.82 (cape ensemble), 2018.8.1 (suit)

Fabric_35 75.94.12 (purple coat), 2017.45.9 (pink dress)

Fabric_33 Left to right 75.94.12 (purple coat), 2017.45.9 (pink dress), P91.53.1 (ensemble), 93.76.82 (cape ensemble), 2018.8.1 (suit), Case Left to right, 91.259.2 (blue), 91.259.3 (velvet), 95.181.3 (gold), 95.181.4 (multicolor), 99.81.6 (white)

Object: Coat

Brand: Courrèges (French, 1961 - 1986)

Designer: André Courrèges (1923 - 2016)

Date: c. 1972

Medium: Purple vinyl and white polyester

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edwin Hilson

Object number: 75.94.12

DescriptionPurple crinkled vinyl plastic coat; suppressed fit with long tail vent that forms waistline; slim tailored sleeves; two front patch pockets; lined with white polyester faux persian lamb

Label Text:Vinyl, invented in 1926, is a plasticized type of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). André Courrèges was among the Space Age designers to popularize colorful, unabashedly artificial synthetics for couture during the 1960s. Designs like this bright, fun coat, lined in synthetic faux fur, fully embraced the wonder of plastic as a futuristic material.

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