Dress; sheath of blue tweed with hints of green
- Title
- Dress; sheath of blue tweed with hints of green
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Designer
- Maxwell, Vera
- Description
- a) Dress; sheath of blue tweed with hints of green; rolled collar lined in a vibrant abstract print with tribal figures in red, gold, olive, and blue; sleeveless; zip-back closure. b) Coat of blue and blue-green tweed has wide neckline, and bracelet-length sleeves with 4" vent at wrists; open-front with hook and loop closure at neckline; slit pockets at front-sides; two deep side slits; fully lined in (silk or rayon) vibrant, abstract print with blue, red, olive green and gold.
- Designer Label
- Vera Maxwell/ Original
- Motif
- Abstract print of shapes and tribal characters
- Work Type
- ensembles (costume)
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1960/1969
- Identifier
- 1988.011.003
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Tweed
- Technique
- Rolled collar
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Vera Maxwell Originals opened in 1947 till 1964. Maxwell won a Coty Special Award in 1951 and Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1955. (credit: VFG)