P91.55.4

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Denim_33 Left to right P92.25.3 (top and shorts), P91.55.4 (man's shirt), 85.174.2 (coordinates two sets)

Denim_04 Left to right P92.25.3 (top and shorts), P91.55.4 (man's shirt), 85.174.2 (coordinates two sets), 85.62.2 (man's jeans), 74.44.17 (ladies jeans), 70.57.36 (denim blouse), 86.154.1 (skirt), 72.54.1 (dress and pot holder), 2007.63.7 (jumpsuit)

Object: Man's shirt

Brand: Brooks Brothers (American, founded 1818)

Date: c. 1940

Medium: Cotton denim

Country: USA

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P91.55.4

DescriptionMan's shirt: light blue denim; convertible collar; straight-line; short sleeve

Label Text:This pajama-style shirt was meant to be worn loose and untucked. It is ideal for the beach or while vacationing in the countryside. This style of shirt emerged during the 1930s in the new “play clothes” category, and it has remained a feature of “Ivy Style” dressing ever since. The use of denim in this example points to a widening use of the fabric in fashionable menswear.

In Collection(s)

Menswear

Exhibitions:

Ivy Style
Denim: Fashion’s Frontier