Object: Sunsuit
Designer:
Claire McCardell
(1905 - 1958)
Date: 1957
Medium: Cotton
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Sally Kirkland
Object number: 76.33.40
DescriptionBalloon romper sunsuit in black and white large plaid, bias cut; gathered at neck and elasticized leg; slanted armholes, deep slit neck with rouleau tie cord
Label Text:In the mid-twentieth century, Claire McCardell crafted summer rompers inspired by children's clothing. This romper is coordinated with a red elastic cinch belt, 75.226.1
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Three Women: Madeleine Vionnet, Claire McCardell and Rei Kawakubo
- American Beauty
- Claire McCardell and the American Look
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
- Seventh Avenue: Fashion Walk of Fame