Women's suit
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1948
- Description
Women's suit; two piece, of dark blue basket weave wool: a) jacket, of dark blue wool; V-neckline with narrow turn-down collar; wrist length sleeves; arrow shaped appliques on front below shoulder and below neckline in center of back; b) skirt, of matching material; wide waistband with boning, with four plastic decorative buttons down center front; full pleated skirt, just below knee length; two small slash pockets at hips, zipper closure on left...
- Creator
Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Location
- New York (N.Y.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Jacket: 17 3/" L at center back (CB) overall, 13" across back shoulders, 23 1/8"L sleeves, 18 1/8" W waist. Skirt: 32.5" L down center back (CB), 4.5" W waistband, 12.25" W across back waist, 67.5" W across back hem (~135" all around hem).Wool (textile)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2016 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer). Women's suit. 1948. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3077. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer), (1948) Women's suit. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3077
- MLA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3077>.