Evening cloak
1885–89
Medium
silk, metal
Classification
Evening cloak
Culture
French
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. John Roebling, 1970
Accession Number
2009.300.484
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 1880s Parisian haute couture with *Evening Cloak* by Émile Pingat of Maison Pingat, crafted between 1885 and 1889. Pingat, a master couturier renowned for his luxurious evening ensembles, specialized in dramatic outerwear that elevated high-society wardrobes during the Belle Époque. French masterpiece from the Costume Institute exemplifies the era's emphasis on grandeur, designed for evening soirées where fashion was a statement of elegance and status. Made of shimmering silk adorned with intricate metal elements—likely exquisite embroidery, beads, or passemente...