Object: Dress
Designer:
Carolyn Schnurer
(born 1908)
Date: 1954
Medium: Cotton
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mitch Rein
Object number: 82.153.80
DescriptionDress in red, green, and blue cotton with spaced print in yellow, red, blue, and black; fitted one shoulder bodice
Label Text:This one-shouldered cotton dress is an example of American interest in traditional Indian clothing during the mid-twentieth century. Carolyn Schnurer, known for traveling the world to gain inspiration for her designs, used a printed paisley textile in this adaptation of the sari.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion