Object: Coat
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Mohair
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Doris Duke
Object number: 71.265.20
DescriptionPurple mohair barrel coat, ankle length with exaggerated full cut; band collar on open round neck, wide straight sleeves; large left front buttons
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies