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Evening jacket by Charles Frederick Worth

Evening jacket

Charles Frederick Worth · 1888

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DETAILS
Artist
Charles Frederick Worth
Date
1888
Medium
silk, jet, linen
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection
Costume Institute
Culture
French
Credit line
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the Princess Viggo in accordance with the wishes of the Misses Hewitt, 1931
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Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Frederick Worth, the 'father of haute couture,' transformed fashion from a service into an art form and a global business.

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