Evening coat

Maggy Rouff

ca. 1934 · silk, metal, fur · Costume Institute

The hieratic, almost two-dimensional cuts of Turkish robes are alluded to but modified by Rouff in her evening coat. Of course, the ceremonial style of the Turkish court can also be explained by the contemporary vogue for a softened A-line skirt. Modernism's unremitting progress in the 1920s and 1930s could seem mitigated and justified by the collateral referencing to the Turkish style.

Artist

Maggy Rouff

Date

ca. 1934

Medium

silk, metal, fur

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, 1959