Object: Suit
Designer:
Lilly Daché
(1893 - 1989)
Date: 1948
Medium: Wool gabardine
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Hodges
Object number: 74.110.1
DescriptionGrey / black horizontal stripe wool jacket and matching ankle length skirt
Label Text:By the 20th century, wool suits were indispensable, practical elements of fashionable daywear for women. Wool’s malleability makes it a perfect material to form this ultra-feminine New Look silhouette. Lilly Daché’s gray wool suit, echoed by its ubiquitous menswear counterpart, embodied conservative, mid-century American fashion.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fabric In Fashion
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors
- Lilly Dache: Glamour at the Drop of a Hat