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Designer
Azzedine Alaïa
(1939 - 2017)
Winter 1985
Red wool broadcloth and jersey, black wool knit, black plastic, and black suede
Gift of Azzedine Alaïa in Memory of Arthur Englander
Object number87.3.1
This sculptural overcoat is softly shaped through expert pattern-cutting that wraps around the body at the waist and is gently pleated and flared at the back. Alaïa further illustrated wool’s versatility with dramatic knitted separates.
DescriptionRed wool oversize, flared trench coat with contrast black wool knit sweater and hood, plastic sunglasses, suede eyeglass case, gloves, belt, boots, stretch knit pantyhoseExhibitions