Evening coat

Pauline Trigère

1967 · wool, metal · Costume Institute

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.

Artist

Pauline Trigère

Date

1967

Medium

wool, metal

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Pauline Trigère, 1977