Skirt suit of ecru light weight woven fabric stitched with bright brown thread in a wide honeycomb-like design

Title
Skirt suit of ecru light weight woven fabric stitched with bright brown thread in a wide honeycomb-like design
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Hotchkiss, Nancy
Designer
Astor, Germaine
Description
Skirt suit of ecru light weight woven fabric stitched with bright brown thread in a wide honeycomb-like design: a) Top of self-woven fabric has a collar lapel cut-in-one of brown faille with one side featuring 2 triangles protruding to the side; each triangle is embellished with a rhinestone-V; 2 large self-covered buttons at center-front; concealed double breasted snap closures at waist; short sleeves with turned up cuffs of brown faille; belt loops at sides; darts from waistline; shoulder pads; hits just below hips. b) Skirt of self-woven fabric with 1" waistband; slight A-line; mid-length; side zip and snap closure. c) Belt of self-woven fabric backed on synthetic "Edson".
Motif
Rhinestone accents
Work Type
Skirt Suit
Location
United States
Date
1940/1949
Identifier
1986.027.005
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Woven fabric
Technique
Asymmetrical collar
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
User-added image