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suit, woman's

human history
  • Description

    woman's two-piece outfit comprising jacket and skirt in cream silk crepe: (.

    1) The jacket mid-thigh length designed to sit on the lower hip with blouson effect to upper; collarless (pleating near neckline produces a semi-collar effect); with buttoned fastening to lower centre front comprising nine cream plastic buttons with rouleau fastenings; shoulders are broad and heavily padded; sleeves extremely full and pleated into armhole and cuff; the cuffs deep and featuring eight rows pintucking; each trimmed with cream plastic buttons applied in a row to upper wrist area; the back pleated into shoulder placet with pleating extending to centre front on the diagonal; the front and back pleated into a wide pin-tucked band featuring twelve horizontal pleats; fully lined in cream silk.

    (.2) Simple straight narrow skirt; with short split to lower centre back and short zipper to upper centre back; the waistband featuring three rows pintucking and with hidden button fastening; fully lined in cream silk.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1998.6.3
  • Accession Date
    03 Mar 1998
  • Department

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