Object: Evening cape
Brand:
Caroline Reboux
(French, 1870 - 1956)
Date: c. 1933
Medium: Wool crepe and ostrich feathers
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Fernanda Munn Kellogg
Object number: 76.196.31
DescriptionFull length, straight-line evening cape in dark purple wool crepe with matching ostrich feathers at shoulders and in wide band at hip; asymmetrically draped with tucks at round neck into concealed LF closure; couture
Label Text:The long-established house of Caroline Reboux specialized in millinery but also sold ready-to-wear clothing. The swirl-pleated neckline on this cape mimics the folding technique used to achieve Reboux’s molded and streamlined hats. Feathers soften the columnar silhouette, adding a sense of lightness and whimsy as they flutter about the wearer. In 1933, Vogue declared, “Suddenly feather capes are all the rage.”
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