2003.61.2

Images (6)

Technology_36 78.37.21 (textile wall), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2008.64.1 (dress)

Sporting Life_03 Left to right P90.88.3 (gym suit), P90.84.2 (red gym suit), P90.31.5 (scarf wall), P92.25.3 (denim ensemble), 72.61.60 (ensemble), 88.133.60 (scarf wall), 86.130.115 (sweatshirt and pants), 85.196.10 (gym top and tights), 2012.14.1 (grey and black dress), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2003.61.8 (catsuit), 2007.56.36 (black jumpsuit) 86.21.48, 2005.49.2, 2002.24.8 (shoes case), 96.114.1 (textile wall)

Technology_20 Left to right 78.51.4 (suit), 87.119.2 (ensemble), 94.85.16 (textile wall), 78.57.40 (purple ensemble), P91.75.16 (shoes case), 81.145.5 (gown), 2006.62.7 (coat), 78.37.21 (textile wall), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2008.64.1 (dress)

Sporting Life_37 Left to right 86.130.115 (sweatshirt and pants), 85.196.10 (gym top and tights), 2012.14.1 (dress), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2003.61.8 (catsuit), 2007.56.36 (black jumpsuit) 86.21.48, 2005.49.2, 2002.24.8 (shoes case)

Skirt (2003.61.2) with leotard (2003.61.3)

Object: Skirt

Brand: Danskin (American, founded 1882)

Designer: Bonnie August (1947 - 2003)

Date: c. 1975

Medium: Polyester jersey

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Bonnie August

Object number: 2003.61.2

DescriptionFreestyle ankle length wrap skirt in navy blue polyester jersey; curved edge, LS ties

Label Text:The intersection between fashion and streamlined dancewear reached its apogee in New York City during the 1970s. The creator who best expressed this phenomenon was Bonnie August, design director of Danskin, Inc., then the largest dancewear manufacturer in America. August wisely appropriated select elements from the ballerina’s class and rehearsal wardrobe when designing her easily wearable, day-to-evening separates. The company’s catchy slogan—“Danskin, not just for dancing”—perfectly described the dresses and separates that moved seamlessly from the ballet studio to the disco to the street.

Exhibitions:

Fashion and Technology
Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse
Sporting Life