WAVES military uniform
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- Created Date
- 1942-1946
- Description
WAVES uniform; three piece, of white cotton/wool twill: a) suit jacket; rounded collar, pointed lapels, embroidered WAVES insignia patches at collar point; long sleeves, two dark blue braided bands and embroidered insignia patches at each cuff; nonfunctional pocket flaps at chest; single breasted, four brass insignia buttons; princess seams, fitted through the torso and hip; hip length; b) skirt, of matching material; A-line, six gores, knee leng...
- Creator
Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer)
United States. Navy (maker)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Ensembles (costume)
Military uniforms
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve - Location
- United States
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Cotton (fiber)Wool (textile)Twill
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2016 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer), United States. Navy (maker). WAVES military uniform. 1942-1946. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3125. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer), United States. Navy (maker), (1942-1946) WAVES military uniform. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3125
- MLA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer), United States. Navy (maker). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3125>.