Object: Suit
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: c. 1950
Medium: Flannel
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Janet A. Sloane
Object number: 82.209.20
DescriptionSuit in grey flannel: princess line jacket with notch collar and three button flapped pockets; four gore skirt
Label Text:Fashion historian Claire Wilcox notes that during the postwar era, as Europe rebuilt and America prospered, “The 1950s were a decade when the importance of order in the home and order in one’s appearance was a priority.” This gray flannel suit represents this conformity, while the distinct hour-glass silhouette reinforces traditional gender roles.
Exhibitions:
- Head to Toe