Skirt suit of green ribbed tweed with black, bright brown, and teal threads
- Title
- Skirt suit of green ribbed tweed with black, bright brown, and teal threads
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Designer
- Adolph Schuman
- Description
- Skirt suit of green ribbed tweed with black, bright brown, and teal threads: a) Jacket of self-tweed with wide, elongated collar with crescent pointed tips; wide, long sleeves with 2 1/2" slit at wrists; 3 self-covered button closure; fitted at waist with attached belt of self-fabric at back; lined in black crepe. b) Skirt of self-tweed has a straight silhouette; soft pleats at left and right front; darts at back; 10 1/2" slit at center-back; 1" waistband with side zip closure; lower mid-length; partially lined in back with black crepe.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Humboldt State
- Designer Label
- an original/ from Lilli Ann/ of San Francisco
- Work Type
- Skirt Suit
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1933/1965
- Identifier
- 1987.039.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Tweed
- Technique
- Ribbed tweed
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Adolph Schuman founded Lilli Ann in San Francisco in 1934. The company was named after his wife, Lillian. In the 1940s Schuman began travelling to Europe to purchase exquisite fabrics from small textile companies in France and Italy. Many of these companies were struggling financially and depended on his patronage to keep their businesses afloat. As a result of his efforts he was awarded: Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by France and Order of the Legion of Merit by Italy. (credit: VFG) This suit looks to be late 1940s or possibly early 1950s. (DLF 2016)
