Medium: Purple and black tweed, brown velveteen, and leather

Date: Fall 1936

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Mrs. Stewart McDonald

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.”

Object Number: 78.125.1