Suit
Brand
Champot
c. 1915
Silk velvet and fur
Museum purchase
Object numberP84.3.1
Velvet and fur provided warmth for winter sports, thus both materials were considered suitable—and fashionable—choices for skating outfits. This suit, produced in Paris on the Rue Royale, is recreational sporting attire at its most luxurious.
DescriptionSuit jacket and skirt in midnight blue silk velvet, trimmed with brown fur; asymmetrical stand collar, blouson into yoke, peplum elongated to hip; fur at collar, pointed cuffs, hem; A-line ankle length skirt with welted seams curved into back yokeCollections
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