Object: Ensemble
Designer:
Louiseboulanger
(1878 - 1950)
Date: 1929
Medium: Silk crepe de chine
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Muriel King
Object number: 71.268.10
DescriptionDay set with 3/4 length coat over ankle length dress, in brown jasper / salt and pepper silk crepe de chine printed in pale blue / grey with diagonally placed irregular windowpane check; long sleeve chemise with inset low cowl stylized with drawstring, shaped with angled horizontal seams, and knife pleated hem band; straight-line coat with tie collar, long straight sleeves, horizontal scalloped seams; short additional piece for sash or bow tie
Label Text:A slender body type became the ideal for women during the 1920s. Loosely-fitted clothing, such as this ensemble by Louiseboulanger, de-emphasized the wearer’s curves. Although women’s wear from this era is sometimes described as “androgynous,” these styles also expressed the desire to look youthful and modern.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- His and Hers
- Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors