Item 2019.84.4 - Nicholas Yip Khaki Green Greatcoat with Black Moire Ribbon Decoration

2019.84.4

Nicholas Yip Khaki Green Greatcoat with Black Moire Ribbon Decoration

Item

34 (including modular trims)

Shown as part of Yip’s graduate collection from the BA Fashion Design course at the University of Westminster, this khaki green greatcoat draws references from military detail and decoration. It features wide black grosgrain ribbons stitched with contrast khaki top stitch decoratively into folded points across the centre front of the coat and left loose to varying heights with the longest falling beyond the coat hem. There is a more narrow green grosgrain ribbon draped to imitate military decoration across the left chest. It has two wide slanted welt pockets and is fully lined in black acetate. It features the same black grosgrain ribbon as shoulder epaulettes with ribbon extended down the arm and finished with a military emblem. It has a concealed centre front and fastens with the same hybrid silver eyelet-snap trim used throughout the collection. It has a wide collar and an additional neck tab that also fastens with an eyelet-snap. The back of the coat features a cross shaped design made up of two rows of the black grosgrain ribbon stitched to the coat with khaki and black rosettes reminiscent of military crosses and fastened using metal poppers, attached to the full length and width of the cross design. There is a high box pleated vent that starts at the waist with the vent opening starting slightly lower.