Skirt suit of woven black wool knit
- Title
- Skirt suit of woven black wool knit
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Wepsala, June M.
- Designer
- Knox, Robert
- Description
- Skirt suit of woven black wool knit: a) Jacket of black knit with notched collar and long sleeves; 2 patch pockets at bust; center-front large button, single-breasted closure with belt that comes out from slit openings at front-sides and button closes at waistline; jacket is trimmed in woven black fabric; lined in black satin b) Skirt is straight with a side zip closure with hook and eye at waistband; lower mid-length; partially lined in brown crepe at back c) Belt of black wool trimmed with black woven fabric has single button closure.
- Designer Label
- Ben Gershel/ by/ Robert Knox
- Work Type
- Skirt Suit
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1950/1959
- Identifier
- 1994.002.003
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Knit
- Technique
- Tailored suit
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Robert Knox was the leading designer from 1944 for Ben Gershel. Ben Gershel specialized in coat and suit manufacturing and they were known for their excellently tailored suits.
