Coat
Designer
Philippe Venet
(born 1929)
1963
Double faced wool
Gift of Mrs. John Hammond
Object number76.183.11
Philippe Venet worked for Givenchy before opening his own couture house in 1962, and he was soon mentioned alongside Courrèges and Saint Laurent as a leading young couturier. Although Venet’s aesthetic tended toward the conservative, his business decisions were forward thinking: by 1965, he had launched a ready-to-wear label.
DescriptionDouble breasted coat in brushed double faced woolen; purple on one side and magenta red / purple on the other; open round neck with bias roll collar and magenta high lapels rolling to the left; long sleeves with top seam; with two sets of button closing 14 cm midriff; seven panel A-line skirt has hand slits in front panel on either side; seams and edges outlined with 1 cm stitching; coutureCollections
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