Skirt Suit
1929-1930 (designed)
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Pink marocain crêpe jacket, skirt and blouse trimmed with applied squares of satin, and with a matching petticoat.
The blouse is a simple pattern, collarless and with a small circular neck opening and closed in front. It is cut straight and the lower hem is straight. At the waist, which is low, there is a belt attached in the middle and with buckles at either side. The sleeves are tight fitting with buttons at the wrist and pointed cuffs of satin. On the right of the breast are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, two above and one below the belt. Each is attached only at the side.
The skirt is short and falls straight, and is slightly gathered to the waist. It is pleated at the sides, and at the front and back a rectangular panel hangs loose from mid-thigh to the hem. Opening on the left with hooks and eyes and press fasteners.
Jacket is cut similarly as the blouse, but hangs open in the front and falls straight from the neck. The sleeves are also similar with gathers at the elbow and satin cuffs. On the right are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, half attached to the front and at the right side, both inside and outside the blouse, are two similar half lozenges.
The blouse is a simple pattern, collarless and with a small circular neck opening and closed in front. It is cut straight and the lower hem is straight. At the waist, which is low, there is a belt attached in the middle and with buckles at either side. The sleeves are tight fitting with buttons at the wrist and pointed cuffs of satin. On the right of the breast are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, two above and one below the belt. Each is attached only at the side.
The skirt is short and falls straight, and is slightly gathered to the waist. It is pleated at the sides, and at the front and back a rectangular panel hangs loose from mid-thigh to the hem. Opening on the left with hooks and eyes and press fasteners.
Jacket is cut similarly as the blouse, but hangs open in the front and falls straight from the neck. The sleeves are also similar with gathers at the elbow and satin cuffs. On the right are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, half attached to the front and at the right side, both inside and outside the blouse, are two similar half lozenges.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Marocain crêpe, satin |
| Brief description | Marocain crêpe jacket, skirt and blouse trimmed with satin, and with a matching petticoat, designed by Jeanne Lanvin, Paris, 1929-1930 |
| Physical description | Pink marocain crêpe jacket, skirt and blouse trimmed with applied squares of satin, and with a matching petticoat. The blouse is a simple pattern, collarless and with a small circular neck opening and closed in front. It is cut straight and the lower hem is straight. At the waist, which is low, there is a belt attached in the middle and with buckles at either side. The sleeves are tight fitting with buttons at the wrist and pointed cuffs of satin. On the right of the breast are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, two above and one below the belt. Each is attached only at the side. The skirt is short and falls straight, and is slightly gathered to the waist. It is pleated at the sides, and at the front and back a rectangular panel hangs loose from mid-thigh to the hem. Opening on the left with hooks and eyes and press fasteners. Jacket is cut similarly as the blouse, but hangs open in the front and falls straight from the neck. The sleeves are also similar with gathers at the elbow and satin cuffs. On the right are three lozenge-shaped panels of satin, half attached to the front and at the right side, both inside and outside the blouse, are two similar half lozenges. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Jeanne Lanvin, Paris
Automne-Hiver 1929-30 (Label, the date stamped on) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Reed |
| Object history | This suit was worn with a pink felt cloche hat (T.203-1931) by the donor, Mrs Marie Reed, for her second wedding in 1929. She was a widow. She recalled that the hat was a 'copy of a French model, purchased at the same time as the dress, and is characteristic of what was very smart indeed at that time', and that the Lanvin ensemble cost £30 in 1929. |
| Production | Autumn-Winter 1929-30 |
| Associated object | T.203-1931 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.202 to C-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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