93.61.1

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Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 70.64.1 (red coat), muslin Toile by Ellen Shanley, former MFIT curator, 71.265.20 (purple coat), 93.61.1 (grey coat), 71.213.13 (ivory and black dress), 75.82.44 (blue dress), 86.106.4 (floral dress), PL74.1.3 (ensemble)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right 70.64.1 (red coat), muslin Toile by Ellen Shanley, former MFIT curator, 71.265.20 (purple coat), 93.61.1 (grey coat)

Object: Coat

Brand: Christian Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer: Christian Dior (1905 - 1957)

Date: Fall/Winter 1952

Medium: Bouclé wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Sally Cary Iselin

Object number: 93.61.1

DescriptionOversize coat in grey / green bouclé wool with stand collar and mock seam pockets; long bell sleeves with elastic cuff; six center front buttons

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies