#6376 $975
Trigère wool coat , 1970s
Pauline Trigère had a unique mastery of draping wool fabrics. Her hands-on method of cutting directly from bolts of fabric enabled her to bring out the fluid drape in even the stiffest tweed. She was the first designer to champion the use of wool for evening wear. From the "master of cut," this classic coat has a streamlined architectural style. It is all about simplicity and clean lines.
The coat is fashioned from black wool and is lined with black satin. The collar/scarf is lined with black taffeta that also binds the edges. The coat closes in front with three finely tailored, self-bound button holes and large faceted black buttons. There are set-in pockets in the side seams. The cut is comfortable and roomy without appearing bulky. The fullness is neatly contained by the shoulder yoke.
Pauline Trigère rose to the top through the unbeatable combination of great design talent and incredibly hard work, born of necessity, starting as a very young girl. She was born to Russian emigre parents in Paris in 1912 and learned the trade from her tailor father and her dressmaker mother.
At 13, not having the money to buy a dress for a dance, she made her first one, a frock of plaid taffeta. (In 1971, for fun, the famous designer made that same frock with its three layers of organdy edged with red, green, and blue piping.)
Pauline was using a sewing machine and working as a clothing cutter by age 10. At 15, she was apprenticed to the couture house of Martial et Armand. This is the intensive, painstaking, early training that almost every major artist had when very young. Superior technique and craftsmanship are necessary, but not sufficient, for great artistry, whatever the field, e.g., Mozart in music and Trigère and Vionnet in design.
The condition is excellent. It is clean and ready to wear.
The size is marked 10. It measures: 45" bust and waist, 48" hip, 16" from shoulder seam to shoulder seam, 23 1/2" sleeve length, and 44" from the shoulder to the hem.
