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Overcoat

Manufacturer Ego of London
ca. 1975
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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