P80.9.4

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Paris Refashioned_8 Left to right 82.20.1 (coat) 90.10.1 (tan coat), 76.183.11 (purple coat), P80.9.4 (blue coat), 2016.17.1 (black and pink dress), 78.75.3 (black dress), 90.188.9 (dark blue dress), 80.261.6 (red dress)

Object: Coat

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Date: c. 1963

Medium: Wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P80.9.4

DescriptionStraightline coat in aqua blue wool, with pointed roll collar, long kimono sleeves, self back half belt attached to buttons at L and R front; couture

Label Text:Balenciaga’s sophisticated coats were especially popular among his American clientele. A 1963 Women’s Wear Daily article reported, “Even when [Balenciaga] is not causing fashion revolutions, he offers something great to inspire the jaded coat and suit designers.” It referred to this style as his “great raglan sleeve.”

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968