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Designer
Elsa Schiaparelli
(1890 - 1973)
c. 1947
Cotton denim and pearl
Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren
Object number70.57.36
For this blouse, Elsa Schiaparelli used a textile reminiscent of chambray, and adorned it with tinted, pearl buttons. Pearl-essence buttons were, by this time, a distinctive feature of rodeo shirts that companies like Levi’s® produced to outfit dude ranch vacationers. By combining elements of “blue collar” and rodeo shirts, Schiaparelli made a couture homage to Americana.
DescriptionBlue denim blouse with narrow round collar, kimono sleeves, tinted pearl buttonsExhibitions