Object: Man's swimsuit
Designer:
Elizabeth Hawes
(American, 1903 - 1971)
Date: 1964
Medium: Cotton
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Barnes Riznik
Object number: 88.65.3
DescriptionPurple cotton handknit man's briefs with designs in red, green, blue and yellow and embroidered: to infinity 1964
Label Text:The eye-catching design of these jockey shorts demonstrates the influence of some of Hawes’ creative male friends. The jockey shorts were made for the writer Joseph Riznik, with whom she collaborated on writing Why Women Cry (1943). Hawes’ use of colorful knit and her nod to androgynous style also portray an affinity with the design philosophy of her friend, Rudi Gernreich.
Exhibitions:
- Elizabeth Hawes