Coat

Christian Lacroix

ca. 2003 · wool · Costume Institute

Mrs. Kempner's jackets, coats, and ensembles from Christian Lacroix are in the designer's signature style. Lacroix, famed as a master collagist of materials, employs the entire spectrum of the artisanal tradesmen, les petites mains, who are responsible for the embroidery, trimming, and other handwork of haute-couture embellishment. Lacroix's fascination with nineteenth-century dress styles still persistent in traditional regional costume emerges in both the silhouettes of his garments and their applied patterning.

Artist

Christian Lacroix

Date

ca. 2003

Medium

wool

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Thomas L. Kempner, 2006