fashion 1949 Ladies' Afternoon Dress

Designer
Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958)
Manufacturer
Townley Frocks (American)
Object Name
Dress, Afternoon
Date
1949
Culture
American
Medium
synthetic
Dimensions
[no dimensions available]
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, 1973
Accession Number
                                    1973.278

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings 

Marks: [label] "Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley"

fashion 1947 Ladies' Dress

Design House
Traina-Norell (American, founded 1941)
Designer
Norman Norell (American, 1900–1972)
Object Name
Dress
Date
1947
Culture
American
Medium
wool, linen
Dimensions
[no dimensions available]
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mortimer Solomon, 1973
Accession Number
                                      1973.200.1a–e

Design House
Salvatore Ferragamo (Italian, founded 1929)
Designer
Salvatore Ferragamo (Italian, 1898 - 1960)
Object Name
Shoes
Date
1948–1950
Culture
Italian
Medium
leather

 
Dimensions
Heel to Toe: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Height (of heel): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Salvatore Ferragamo, 1973
Accession Number
1973.282.6

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings 

Marks: [imprint] Ferragamo's, Florence

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fashion 1947 Ladies' Evening Dress

Designer
Jacques Fath (French, 1912 - 1954)
Design House
House of Jacques Fath (French, founded 1937)
Object Name
Dress, Evening
Date
spring/summer 1947
Culture
French
Medium
silk
Dimensions
Length at CB: 52 in. (132.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Martin, 1993
Accession Number
                                                                   1993.55
Description
Korset konvensi merupakan cara untuk menentukan proyek pinggang dan dada. Ditantang oleh alam, akal, dan hak-hak gender, corsetted siluet yang tetap estetika yang gigih ideal dari abad kedua puluh. Selama tahun 1940-an dan 1950-an, khususnya, ide-ide femininitas diungkapkan mode-bijaksana dalam pinggang cinched mirip dengan konstruksi corsetted masa lalu, seperti dalam gaun malam ini oleh Jacques Fath. Meskipun hantaman ketinggalan zaman, gaun ini mengungkapkan struktur seperti bangunan modernis. Pink, warna dari abad kedua puluh pakaian, digabungkan dengan hantaman tradisional dalam siluet malam sesudah perang, di sini diberikan resonansi sejarah lebih dalam. Pada tahun 1954, tepat sebelum kematiannya, Fath kembali ke representasi dari korset sebagai sarana kumbang reationalizing pinggang ia lebih suka.Tambahan tinjauangambar alternatif1 dari 4Perbesar gambar PerbesarZoom pada gambar PerbesarBelakangSisiDetailGroup

Fashion 1940s Ladies' Jacke

Designer
Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973)
Object Name
Jacket
Date
1940s
Culture
French
Medium
wool
Dimensions
[no dimensions available]
Credit Line
Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1973
Accession Number
1973.258.2
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
                                                    Marks: [label] Schiaparelli, Paris