Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Ensemble

fall/winter 2014–15

Materials

silk, wool, cotton, leather, metal, glass

House / label

House of Dior

Collection

fall/winter 2014–15

Archive reference

2016.256a–h

Behind the design

The coat and waistcoat refer to richly embroidered eighteenth-century court suits. Simons combines that decoration with a slim trouser and blouse, while the narrowed waist recalls Dior’s New Look.

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