Coat

Designer Charles James American

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This coat alludes to the body at the bust and ribcage, then extends away from it with two deep reverse pleats at front and an unfitted and flaring back. The perfectly mounted sleeves are cut in one piece, without the undersleeve panel seen in custom tailored coats at the time, so their forward-angled curve occurs not with shaped panels but with the introduction of darts at the inner elbow. Though this is primarily a tailored garment, James introduces soft release darts, a dressmaking detail, at the bust.

Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American

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Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American
Coat, Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978), silk, American

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