Black velvet evening coat
Black velvet evening coat c. 1912 With beaded ornamentation, this coat was designed by the couture House of Worth in Paris. It too was worn by Ethel Sanford. The coat displays both the Orientalism and Art Deco influences popular at the time. It hugs the body, wrapping around in a kimono-like garment, fastened beneath a heavily beaded tassel.
Woman's evening coat
Woman's evening coat 1910–20 Coral pink velvet evening coat with cream silk satin collar and cuffs, coral pink silk satin lining. Loose kimono shape gathered in back and secured with pink corded velvet rosette; rosette also at front opening. Label: "Worth", couture stamp (on reverse) no. 24061.
~Evening Dress, Paul Poiret: 1910-1911, silk satin dress with silk tulle overdress, embroidery of beads and metallic thread, tulle peplum. "...In 1906, when the S-curve silhouette was still overwhelmingly popular, Poiret introduced high waist corsetless dresses. He shifted the fashion trend substantially from 19th-century dresses in artistic forms with excessive decoration toward innovative clothing that accentuated the natural beauty of the human body..."~