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Man's Full-Dress Ensemble Gallery View Detail
Basel Durant
FIDM MUSEUM & GALLERIES
Los Angeles, United States
Actor Ray Bolger (1904-87) wore this impeccably tailored evening suit. He began his career as a comedian and dancer on the Vaudeville circuit, and was later cast as the male lead in many Broadway and film musicals. Bolger’s best known role was as “The Scarecrow” in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The extremely broad shoulders, high waistline, and long tails lend drama to this formal attire; the midnight-blue color allowed these details to “read” in black-and-white publicity photos, a media technique copied from another contemporary fashion celebrity: Britain’s Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972).
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- Title: Man's Full-Dress Ensemble Gallery View Detail
- Creator: Basel Durant
- Manufacturer: Suit: Basel Durant, Designer Top Hat: Riviera, Brand Collar: Saks Fifth Avenue, Retailer Shirt: Brooks Brothers, Brand
- Date Created: 1936
- Location Created: Suit, Collar, Shirt & Cane: New York, New York Top Hat: Europe or United States Tie & Vest: United States
- Provenance: Suit: Transfer from the University of California, Los Angeles Top Hat & Cane: Permanent Loan by the Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles Collar: Gift of Joshua and Jennie Livingston Tie & Shirt: Gift of Anonymous Donor Vest: Gift of Cynthia Mercer
- Type: Suit Top Hat Collar Tie Vest Shirt Cane
- Photographer: Benjamin Shmikler
- Rights: © FIDM Museum & Library, Inc. Image made available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users must cite the author and source of the image as they would material from any printed work, and the citations should include the URL “www.fidmmuseum.org”. For publication or press requests, visit http://www.fidmmuseum.org/about/rights-and-reproductions/ or email imagerights@FIDMmuseum.org.
- Medium: Suit: Wool broadcloth & silk twill Top Hat: Silk plush, silk crepe & silk grosgrain Collar: Cotton plain weave Tie: Cotton piqué Vest: Cotton piqué Shirt: Cotton plain weave Cane: Wood, ebony & ivory
- Object ID: Suit: 97.957.7AB Top Hat: L88.1.198 Collar: 2000.126.84C/C Tie: 2016.40.6 Vest: 84.497.2 Shirt: 2016.40.5 Cane: L88.1.192
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