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Ensemble comprising coat, wrap skirt, knickers, blouse, scarf and belt

Vera Maxwell1956

Museum of the City of New York

Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY, United States

A: Pale cocoa Austrian loden cloth coat; open sack; below--knee length; collarless round neckline; shoulder seamed kimono sleeves; vertical side stand pockets; Liberty of London tan silk foulard printed in red, green and blue diamond motif lining. B: Wrap skirt of slightly darker loden cloth; below-knee length; right over left front cross over, non-functional buttonholes with two mother of pearl buttons; concealed snap closure; unlined. C: Matching silk foulard knickers, below-knee length; back metal zipper, dart fitted at hips; topstitched bandless waist; unlined; Vera Maxwell hanging tabs. D: Matching foulard seamed blouse; dutch collar; saddle shoulder long sleeve, french cuffs; six covered buttons center front closure, hook and eye at neck. E: Matching foulard scarf, tube construction; oblique ends. F: Lightly contoured belt; foulard band flanked by loden ends; convex metal buckle; vinyl backed. Label, D: Vera Maxwell Original. Ensemble designed for American women to accomodate intercontinental airplane travel.

Details

  • Title: Ensemble comprising coat, wrap skirt, knickers, blouse, scarf and belt
  • Creator: Vera Maxwell
  • Date Created: 1956
  • Subject Keywords: Air travel
  • Type: Ensemble (costume), Coat (garment), Belt (costume accessory), Blouse (main garment), Skirt (garment), Scarf (costume accessory), Trousers (Object type.)
  • Medium: Wool (textile), Silk (textile), Mother of pearl
  • Fashion house, designer, label: Vera Maxwell

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