71.220.1

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From left to right: jacket by Helmut Lang, c.1999 (2023.27.3); dress by Susan Cianciolo, 2006 (2015.41.2); man's jacket by Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1988 (P88.76.6); pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

Cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (left, 71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (right, 2022.65.24)

Tailor_1 Left to right 94.122.1 (white suit), 82.106.2 (sample case), P80.5.7 (blue coat and vest), 71.220.1(blue suit), 78.75.1 (coat)

From left to right: pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

Object: Suit

Designer: Adrian (1903 - 1959)

Retailer: Gunther Jaeckel (American, founded 1949)

Date: c. 1950

Medium: Wool faille and silk taffeta

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold S. Doblin

Object number: 71.220.1

DescriptionCocktail suit in navy blue wool faille; collarless jacket with voluminous shaped silk taffeta sleeves, slanted princess darts and besom pockets, pearl buttons; calf length straight skirt; accompanying muslin pattern

Label Text:One of the finest designers to craft suits for women was Gilbert Adrian, the legendary Hollywood costumer-turned-fashion designer. A mid-century wardrobe staple, Adrian transported suits from the silver screen to the streets of America and produced seemingly endless variations of the sharply chiseled, war-time silhouettes. This cocktail version, with its fitted wool torso and voluminous silk sleeves, shows the diversity of the designer's oeuvre within the tailor's vernacular.

Exhibitions:

Statement Sleeves
The Tailor's Art