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Ensemble comprising dress and jacket in midnight blue and beige taffeta printed with number sign

Main Bocher1950

Museum of the City of New York

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

Ensemble comprising dress and jacket in midnight blue and beige taffeta printed with number sign. A: Fitted single-breasted princess-style jacket; hip-length; shawl collar, V-neckline; 3/4-length sleeves, turn-back cuffs; four brown Bakelite button closure; midnight blue silk crepe lining. B: Below-knee length dress; fitted bodice; square horseshoe neckline; short sleeves; draped bust; four small bows down center front overlap, hidden snap closure; self band at cuffs, armscye, natural waistline and proper left and right front waist to thigh; A-line skirt; proper left side zipper closure; unlined. Label, A-B: Mainbocher Inc. Made for donor, Miss Isabel Shults.

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  • Title: Ensemble comprising dress and jacket in midnight blue and beige taffeta printed with number sign
  • Creator: Main Rousseau Bocher
  • Creator Birth Date: 1891
  • Creator Death Date: 1976
  • Date Created: 1950
  • Type: Dress (garment), Jacket (garment), Ensemble (costume)
  • Medium: Silk (textile), Taffeta, Crepe (textile), Bakelite (TM)
  • Fashion house, designer, label: Mainbocher
Museum of the City of New York

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