Coat

Designer Elsa Schiaparelli Italian

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In 1949, marketing company A.M. Tenney Associates commissioned French couturiers to design clothing that featured Estron, a new synthetic fiber developed by Tennessee Eastman Corporation. According to a press release about the designs, this example by Schiaparelli was featured in an earlier collection, but was refashioned in the new American fabric. It also exhibits signature Schiaparelli elements, such as inventive cut and offbeat buttons.

Coat, Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973), wool, silk, cellulose acetate, plastic (polyvinyl acetate), French

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Coat, Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973), wool, silk, cellulose acetate, plastic (polyvinyl acetate), French
Coat, Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973), wool, silk, cellulose acetate, plastic (polyvinyl acetate), French

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