Object: Suit
Designer:
Elsa Schiaparelli
(1890 - 1973)
Retailer:
Lord & Taylor
(American, founded 1826)
Date: Fall 1936
Medium: Purple and black tweed, brown velveteen, and leather
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stewart McDonald
Object number: 78.125.1
DescriptionPurple and black tweed / plaid suit with brown velveteen notched collar and pocket flaps, brown leather buttons; padded shoulders, fitted with princess seams, long sleeves; slightly flared skirt with back bias pleat panel
Label Text:Schiaparelli frequently emphasized the shoulders in her work of the early 1930s, often through padding. The breadth of the shoulder served by contrast to create the impression of a lean line through the waist and hips. As curator Dilys Blum has noted, “Schiaparelli’s silhouettes were frequently described as having a strict neatness, with angles replacing feminine curves.”
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