Object: Suit
Brand:
Jacques Fath
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Jacques Fath
(1912 - 1954)
Date: c. 1953
Medium: Silk brocade
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Higginson Begley
Object number: 2011.51.1
DescriptionMaternity suit in blue, pink and gold silk brocade with scrolling puffy paisley design; tent shaped three quarter length jacket with wide peter pan collar and matching skirt; Note: jacket hem altered and more extensive alterations on skirt
Label Text:This suit was heavily altered for maternity wear during the late 1950s. Although only the sleeves remain untouched, the Jacques Fath label was prominently sewn back into place inside the jacket. Fath’s original design, approximately 5 years old at the time of its alteration, had likely gone out of fashion — yet it remained useful to or beloved by its wearer.
Exhibitions:
- Fashion Unraveled