Collection Online
Evening coat
Medium
silk lamé
Measurements
125.0 cm (centre back) 50.0 cm (sleeve length)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label: CALLOT SOEURS No.11832
Accession Number
D16-1979
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1979
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work

Steichen photographed models in garments by major fashion designers including Callot Soeurs, Jeanne Paquin, Madeleine Vionnet, Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli and Gabrielle Chanel. In the history of fashion, this has been the only period when the majority of fashion houses were led by women.