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Description
Likely inspired by Asian design esthetics which emerged in Western fashion after Sergei Diagilev’s costumed Ballets Russes debuted in Paris in 1909, this long black velvet coat evokes a Kimono or a "cocoon" or style.
The coat includes machine stitching, which forms a serpentine pattern throughout the front and back torso. Other details include large wide sleeves, and a rolled collar. The coat is lined in a peau de soie weave silk, a firm yet soft durable silk in a twill weave pattern with a dull satin-like finish. There is no front closure, alluding to the coat's more decorative nature.
Art teacher, puppeteer, and New Jersey socialite Ruth Trappan (1904-1997) summered in Yarmouth and Cumberland, Maine. After retirement, she moved to Maine permanently. She donated the coat to Westbrook College in 1984. It was later transferred to Maine Historical Society.
About This Item
- Title: Kimono inspired evening coat, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
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Locations:
- Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Ridgewood, Bergen County, NJ
- Media: Silk velvet
- Dimensions: 128.270 cm x 73.660 cm
- Local Code: 1993.300.1096
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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