Object: Man's blazer
Brand:
Brooks Uniform Company
Date: 1923
Medium: Wool
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P88.70.1
DescriptionMan's blazer of black wool with orange trim; Princeton University insignia on pocket bearing the year 1923 and latin motto, dei sub numine viget.
Label Text:Brooks Brothers pioneered the famous, unstructured, and softly draped sack suit; it also adapted and modified clothing items from the Englishman’s wardrobe in order to create versions that have become key to Ivy style, such as button-down Oxford cloth shirts and Shetland sweaters.
Exhibitions:
- Ivy Style