Evening coat

Designer Pauline Trigère American, born France

1967

Not on view

Pauline Trigère was known for her unique and imaginative coat designs. In this evening coat she combines an Asian-influenced silhouette with a serpentine ribbon of applied beads. Gold lamè lining adds to the garment's distinctive appeal.

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Title: Evening coat
Designer: Pauline Trigère (American, born France, Paris 1908–2002 New York)
Date: 1967
Culture: American
Medium: wool, metal
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Pauline Trigère, 1977
Object Number: 2009.300.984
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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