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Manufacturer Ego of London
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Menswear grew more colorful in the 1960s; that trend continued into the 1970s. The provocative colors, large-scale plaid and exaggerated collar of this overcoat mark the shift of the classic trench coat from its more staid appearance into the livelier patterns and motifs of the era.
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Title: Overcoat
Manufacturer:
Ego of London
Date: ca. 1975
Culture: British
Medium: wool
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., 1988
Object Number: 2009.300.1048a, b
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