Tunic
Designer
Elizabeth Hawes
(American, 1903 - 1971)
c. 1962
Silk and wool
Gift of Rhea Wachsman
Object number78.119.2
Elizabeth Hawes envisioned styles that referenced the past while still looking to the future in her later work. The designer emulated the loose silhouettes and color palettes of tunics of the Middle Ages in her own interpretation of such garments. She updated the look by incorporating elements of Space Age fashion and unisex styling.
DescriptionTunic in heather silk and wool; wide funnel neckline from olive green silk faille pointed back and front yoke; yokes edged with 4 cm. band of orange / pink shantung; 4 cm. band of light purple shantung centered with orange / pink cording runs from neck to hem at center front and center back; 3/4 kimono sleeves; 16 cm. side vents; left side zipperExhibitions