Opera de Paris
Billy Bud Opera
1960s French Blue Moleskin Suit
Size 50 / M to L

Rare blue moleskin costume suit from the Opéra de Paris costume ateliers, made for the opera production Billy Budd. The internal label references the role Tambour, giving the piece a strong documented stage provenance.

The set is composed of a cropped Napoleonic-style jacket and matching pont-style trousers. The jacket features a high stand collar, a strong military-inspired front, metal dome buttons, structured seams, elongated cuffs with button details and back skirt / tail panels. The trousers are cut in matching blue 1960s French moleskin, with a high waist, straight leg, buttoned pont-style front and back belt detail.

A striking theatrical set with a strong historical / military silhouette, somewhere between opera costume, workwear moleskin and archival tailoring.

Great overall condition for a theatrical costume piece.
Light signs of wear, soft fading, surface marks and natural moleskin patina throughout, consistent with stage use and age.

Details

Opéra de Paris

Billy Budd costume suit

Blue 1960s French moleskin

Size 50 / M to L 

Napoleonic-style cropped jacket

High stand collar

Metal dome button closure

Buttoned cuffs

Back skirt / tail panels

Matching pont-style trousers

High-waisted cut

Back waist belt detail

Made in Opéra de Paris costume ateliers

Jacket measurements

Shoulders: 47cm / 18.5in

Armpits: 55cm / 21.7in

Sleeves: 66cm / 26.0in

Back length under collar: 81cm / 31.9in

Pants measurements

Waist: 46cm / 18.1in

Front rise: 39cm / 15.4in

Thigh width: 35cm / 13.8in

Knee width: 29cm / 11.4in

Ankle width: 19cm / 7.5in

Inseam: 80cm / 31.5in

Total length: 115cm / 45.3in

Shipped from France