Evening coat

Creator:

Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973

Published/Created:

1936

Date Depicted:

1993
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Notes:

Lavender silk evening coat embroidery executed by Lesage. Gold cord sequins and silk satin rose buds create the two female profiles as well as form­ing a vase for the flowers on top. A typical Jean Cocteau design, which is based on the Surrealist-Dadaist

Topics:

Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Prints -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

4393-098

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
fashion illustrations (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

1930-1940: Women

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 6

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1993

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 6 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938448

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

New York, NY: Fashion Institute of Technology

OID:

10642258

PID:

digcoll:1804187