Evening coat

Attributed to Callot Soeurs French
 Attributed to Marie Callot Gerber French

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Rita de Acosta Lydig (1880-1929), a noted beauty and style icon of the early twentieth century, owned this garment. A great admirer and collector of lace, de Acosta Lydig's garments and accessories often incorporated insertions or trims of antique lace, sometimes taken from her own collection. De Acosta Lydig favored dramatic and slightly idiosyncratic styles in dressing, including dhoti-style culottes, and long, unfitted garments that emphasized the panels of lace trim rather than the body of of the woman who wore them, such as this example.

Evening coat, Attributed to Callot Soeurs (French, active 1895–1937), silk, linen, French

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Evening coat, Attributed to Callot Soeurs (French, active 1895–1937), silk, linen, French
Evening coat, Attributed to Callot Soeurs (French, active 1895–1937), silk, linen, French

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