Object: Skirt
Date: c. 1952
Medium: Cotton denim and appliqués
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Beatrice A. Feingold
Object number: 90.26.1
DescriptionBlue denim skirt scattered with printed and stuffed vegetable appliqués; flared; left side zipper
Label Text:This skirt has been decorated in the manner of “poodle skirts,” so named for their distinctive use of appliqués, often in the shape of perfectly groomed poodles. Here, however, the appliqués appear as vegetables. The cut of poodle skirts mimicked Dior’s “New Look” silhouette, but could be made at home from inexpensive materials.
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier