Object: Set
Designer:
Mollie Parnis
(1905 - 1992)
Date: c. 1955
Medium: Houndstooth wool and black silk crepe
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Clara Hail
Object number: 80.312.10
DescriptionDress; black crepe de chine at bodice wiht black ribbed silk mid riff and black and white mini houndstooth checked skirt; jewel neckline with shirring at midriff seam along either princess area; 3/4 length sleeve with double elbow dart; front bodice with shirring at midriff seam along either princess area; midriff band slightly shaped at center front and narrowing at back; knee length three-piece straight skirt with center back seam, center back kick pleat, double waist darts either side back, sideseam hip pockets, and front waist with evenly space small inverted boz pleats, bodice with self-backing, black ribbed silk neckline facing and black china silk midriff backing. matching jacket; mini houndstooth checked wool with black ribbed silk trim; bolero lenth; convertible collar with smaller black silk overcollar; kimono with guesset variation back with either side shoulder darts and princess waist darts; two-piece long sleeve with elbow dart and back piece cut in one wiht back bodice; front with sideseam bust dart, and hem shortening towards center, back silk lining; center front three black plastic button closing.
Exhibitions:
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors