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Turquoise blouse with black abstract pattern of lines and dots, band collar, short sleeves and …
blouse
Turquoise blouse with black abstract pattern of lines and dots, band collar, short sleeves and …
Blouse
Designer (1890 - 1973)
c. 1938
Silk twill
France
Gift of Rodman A. Heeren
Object number72.112.45
The Surrealist movement emerged after World War I and used art laden with symbols to explore the unconscious mind. Elsa Schiaparelli enthusiastically embraced Surrealism, often partnering with artists on her designs. This blue blouse features an abstract pattern that evokes many motifs used in Surrealist art, including musical instruments and women’s body parts.
DescriptionTurquoise blue / green silk twill overblouse printed in abstract pattern of black lines and dots; shirred band collar with turnover points in front; back neck zipper and side zipper opening; short sleeve shirred off shoulder with shirred grosgrain stiffening beneath; two vertical bands of shirring at sleeve hem; front shaped by diagonal bust darts and bust to hem darts; back shaped by waist to hem darts; wide black hem facing.
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