Purple and metallic gold evening coat by Nina Ricci

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Evening coat in purple, blue, black, and gold fabric by Nina Ricci. The coat is floor-length with full-length billowing dropped sleeves. It is collarless with the fabric gathered and pleated below the front and back yoke to create a slightly flared silhouette as it extends to the floor. It closes at the center front with five (5) metal snaps on the interior, with decorative buttons made from blue rhinestones set in gold-toned metal sewn on the proper right side to correspond with the snaps. The slit cuffs are tacked shut and have a large decorative button made from blue rhinestones set into gold-toned metal in a triangular shape. The coat is made from fabric printed with a mottled purple and blue ground with black splotches, and gold metallic threads woven throughout.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗