Object: Coat dress
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: c. 1948
Medium: Wool twill
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P91.78.2
DescriptionFitted coat dress in black wool whipcord; surplice front with narrow shawl collar (altered), 3/4 length sleeves, princess seams, flared skirt; 12 large black buttons at L and R side
Exhibitions:
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies