Medium: Red, grey and blue checked wool tweed, leather, plastic

Date: 1936

Country: Austria

Credit: Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren

This checkered tweed suit consists of a jacket and culottes. Its wearer, Brazilian Aimée de Heeren, moved to New York in the late 1930s and quickly became a fixture in the city’s high-society circles. She also patronized the noted Viennese tailoring house of Knize, which had a branch in Paris. Her Knize suit is not only a rare example from this noted firm, it is also an extremely fine example of sports clothing that, with its scalloped collar and pockets, is feminine and charming.

Object Number: 68.151.5