92.154.4

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Technology_13 Left to right 83.79.153A (textile wall), 83.79.153B (textile wall), 77.161.38 (hat case), 92.154.4 (black suit), 71.230.1 (beaded dress), P85.41.3 (textile wall), P91.83.1 (jacket)

Fabric_36 69.169.3 (evening ensemble), 92.154.4 (ensemble)

Fabric_32 Left to right 69.169.3 (ivory ensemble), 92.154.4 (ensemble), 75.94.12 (purple coat), 2017.45.9 (pink dress), P91.53.1 (ensemble), 93.76.82 (cape ensemble), 2018.8.1 (suit)

Object: Evening suit

Date: c. 1937

Medium: Cellophane faced wool knit

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Dawsie Pierce

Object number: 92.154.4

DescriptionEvening suit in black knit fabric of wool faced with cellophane; tie collar fitted jacket and calf length A-line skirt

Label Text:Cellophane is a cellulose-based, water-repellant film invented by Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger in 1912. Fashion embraced cellophane for hats during the 1920s, and then as shimmering, translucent yarns woven into fabrics. The material was considered futuristic, and Vogue noted that Schiaparelli and Alix designed with cellophane-woven fabrics during the 1930s.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

Fabric In Fashion
Fashion and Technology