Coat, Charles James, 1947, silk. -The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2013.383 Fashion Mode, 1940s Fashion, Vintage Fashion, Fashion Outfits, Edwardian Fashion, Gothic Fashion, Fashion Tips, Charles James, Mode Vintage
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Charles James | Evening coat | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A complex mix of textures distinguishes this evening coat. James pieced the flat ribbed silk faille with its reverse, a glossy satin, to highlight his ingenious pattern cutting in this coat, with its origami-like folds at the high portrait collar and eccentrically constructed bishop sleeves

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