Coat
Clothes for Men
Inventory number
2018.2.21.10.CM.CT.C1780.FRDescription
Velvet and silk hand embroidered man‘s court coat (part of court suit).The luxurious outfit that men from the 18th century nobility would wear court suit - the "habit à la française" - is composed of a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. It also included a pair of silk stockings, jabot, linen or cotton shirt with decorative cuffs, and a cravat (a neckcloth). Men's suits transformed to a more functional style in the last half of the 18th century. Overall the coat became tight-fitting, the length of the waistcoat became short, the waistcoat's sleeves were removed, and the hem was cut horizontally.
Materials
SilkVelvet
Origin
circa 1780 FranceExhibitions History
• 2016.07.13–2016.10.16. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st Century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia.• 2016.12.01–2017.11.01. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2018.06.04–2018.12.02. ‘Resort of the fashion from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection. Fashion from 18th to 20th century.’ Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.