68.143.56

Images (5)

Uniformity_05 left to right P84.25.2 (dress), 68.143.56 (dress with bow), U.636 (white cap), 84.26.4 (sailor set), 82.151.88 (cap), 93.26.2 (sailor top), 85.87.2 (sequined set), 2012.56.1 (top), 2015.89.8 (pants), 2015.37.3 (ensemble)

Uniformity_32 P84.25.2 (dress), 68.143.56 (dress)

Sporting Life_22 Left to right 91.152.1 (textile wall), P84.19.3 (suit), P84.25.2 (dress), 96.47.23 (sweater and pants), 68.143.56 (dress with bow), 88.133.25 (scarf wall), 76.29.46 and 76.29.47 (top and skirt), 80.71.8 (ensemble)

From left to right: Balenciaga dress, 1965 (80.5.1); Burberry raincoat, Spring 2006 (2006.37.1); Traina-Norell dress, c.1957 (68.143.56)

Object: Dress

Brand: Traina-Norell (American, 1941 - 1960)

Designer: Norell (1900 - 1972)

Date: c. 1957

Medium: Off-white linen and red silk

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall

Object number: 68.143.56

DescriptionSailor style sheath dress in natural linen with navy blue sailor collar, short sleeves, self belt, and red silk faille tie in large bow

Label Text:The “sailor suit” look of early women’s active attire (at left) became a recurring motif in fashionable, summer sportswear during the mid-20th century. For this dress, Norman Norell exaggerated the decorative and feminine qualities of the uniform by enlarging the necktie, forming it into a bow, and rendering it in a luxurious silk faille.

In Collection(s)

Gifts of Lauren Bacall

Exhibitions:

Seventh Avenue: Fashion Walk of Fame
Sporting Life
Untying the Bow
Uniformity
Norell: Dean of American Fashion
Norman Norell