85.74.6

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Power_Mode_01 Left to right 73.6.335 (jacket), 2016.5.1 (suit), 78.85.3 (coat), 95.102.2 (uniform), 85.74.6 (uniform), 2010.62.1 (ensemble), 90.171.5 (uniform)

Uniformity_35 Left to right 82.94.1 (jacket), 68.146.52 (uniform), 85.74.8 and 85.74.6 (hat and uniform)

Uniformity_16 Left to right 72.61.90 (jacket and shorts), 84.33.3 and 90.171.5 (hat and uniform), 82.94.1 (jacket), 68.146.52 (jodhpur uniform), 85.74.8 and 85.74.6 (hat and uniform), 2005.7.2 (suit), 2012.58.4 (ensemble)

Object: US Army uniform suit

Date: 1943

Medium: Wool and metal

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Warren

Object number: 85.74.6

DescriptionWomen's World War II Army (WAC) uniform suit in olive green wool, with notch collar, slant besom pockets; buttons and decorations

Label Text:This uniform was issued to members of the Women’s Army Corps (or WACs) during World War II. It is made from the same olive drab as the men’s uniforms, but the jacket is paired with a skirt. Many formal uniforms still include skirts for female members, exposing the gender tension in modern military uniforms.

In Collection(s)

1940s

Exhibitions:

Uniformity
50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Power Mode