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Cream Wool Twill Double-Breasted Coat Dress
1950s · 1960s · French
Designer
Marc Bohan for Christian Dior
Production
haute couture
Material
wool twill
Culture
French
Movement
Space Age · New Look / Post-War
Influences
1960s geometric minimalism · Courrèges space-age tailoring
A sophisticated cream wool twill coat featuring a double-breasted front closure with four large buttons arranged asymmetrically. The garment displays clean modernist lines characteristic of 1960s haute couture, with a fitted bodice that extends into a straight A-line skirt. A matching fabric belt cinches the waist, creating a defined silhouette. The lapels are wide and structured, typical of mid-1960s tailoring. The coat appears to be knee-length with precise topstitching and seaming that emphasizes the geometric construction. The wool twill fabric has a smooth, substantial weight that holds the garment's architectural shape, reflecting the era's move toward streamlined, space-age inspired design.
coata-lineknee length
Connected To
Influences·1960s geometric minimalismMovement·New Look / Post-War
SHAREDsame era · cross-culture · cross-category
This cream wool coat dress and black veiled pillbox exist in perfect 1950s harmony, both engineered around the same revolutionary idea: that a woman's silhouette should be an hourglass, not a tube. The coat's double-breasted closure and cinched belt create the same wasp-waisted drama that the pillbox achieves by sitting high and tight on the crown, its geometric precision echoing the coat's clean lines and structured shoulders.
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