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Plae blue wool double-breasted knee-length coat with patch pockets and black buttons
coat, belt
Plae blue wool double-breasted knee-length coat with patch pockets and black buttons
Coat
Brand (American, founded 1968)
Designer (born 1942)
1968
Wool
Gift of Sheryl and Barry K. Schwartz
Object number2019.54.3
This coat is an original sample that helped launch Calvin Klein’s business in fall 1968. Impressed by Klein’s skill for cutting coats without a pattern, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert took him on as a client. She later called him “one of the most sensational successes of American fashion’s recent history.”
DescriptionSet; pale blue coat and belt; double breasted coat with black buttons and patch flap pockets at hip; belt, (missing buckle)
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