Skirt suit of grey houndstooth wool (taylor-made)
- Title
- Skirt suit of grey houndstooth wool (taylor-made)
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Pierson, Joan
- Designer
- Grant, Marjorie
- Description
- Skirt suit of grey houndstooth wool (taylor-made). A) Jacket of self-wool with notched collar and self covered button closure and concealed hook and eye at waist; 2 breast lapel pockets with chevron design (V for victory); long sleeves with turned up cuffs with vent opening with extended-V; inner shoulder pads; bust darts and princess seams; fully lined in pale brown crepe. B) Skirt of self with 1 1/4" waistband with button tab and zip closure; 12" slit at center-front; unlined.
- Designer Label
- marjorie grant/ Creations Erlebacher/ Washington, D.C.
- Motif
- V for victory
- Work Type
- Skirt Suit
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1940/1949
- Identifier
- 1987.038.002
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Crepe
- Technique
- Chevron pocket lapels with the "V" symbol for victory in WWII Military uniform inspired
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Erlebacher was a high end department store founded in 1907, defunct in 1974.
