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"Town and Country" ensemble comprising jacket, skirt, blouse, coat, hat, pair of gloves and pair of shoes

Creator Bloomingdale's (Firm), Davidow, Lilly Daché, Linton Tweeds, Newton Elkin Shoe Co.

Accession number 2013.5.6A-HJ

Unique identifier MN190526

Description "Town and Country" ensemble comprising suit and coat in brown, charcoal grey, dove grey and off-white plaid English Linton wool tweed. A: Jacket in small-scale plaid tweed; fitted, single-breasted; hip-length; notched collar, V-neckline; padded shoulders; long sleeves; waist darts; flap hip pockets; four self-covered button closure; pink peach rayon crepe lining. B: Skirt in small-scale plaid tweed; straight; below-knee length; waistband at natural waist; center front inverted pleat; proper left side zipper closure; unlined. C: Blouse in pink peach rayon crepe; slightly fitted, tucked into skirt; top-stitched knife pleats down center front; jewel neckline; padded shoulders; short sleeves; clear plastic button center back closure; unlined. D: Coat in larger plaid tweed; straight, single-breasted; notched collar, V-neckline; long turn-back sleeves; hip flap pockets; center back seam with plaid alignment; three self-covered button closure; pink peach rayon crepe lining. E: Hat in cocoa brown fur felt; high narrow crown; asymmetric, turned up brim pointed toward proper right, chocolate brown piping; self knots at proper right crown. F-G: Pair of gloves in cocoa brown felted cotton; wrist-length; choclate brown blanket-stitching at fingers and base of thumb; three tucks back palm; vent at inner wrist. H, J: Pair of bar shoes in cocoa brown leather; rounded toe; top-stitching on instep; pointed at vamp; chocolate piping along bar and vamp; closed heel; 2 3/4-inch heel; tan leather inner. Labels: A, D: London / Davidow / New York ; E: Lilly Dache Inc. Paris, New York, 78 East 56th Street, N.Y. [stamped] Merrimac Merrivale Fur Felt ; F-G: Shalimar, Made in U.S.A., 7 1/2 ; H, J [stamped]: Newton Elkin. Part of "Woman of Fashion 1947" presented in 1947 at the Costume Institute by Bloomingdale's in honor of the department store's 75th anniversary.

Dated 1947

Object Type blouse (main garment), coat (garment), ensemble (costume), gloves, hat, jacket (garment), shoe (footwear), skirt (garment)

Physical dimensions LENGTH: 42 in

Medium cotton (textile), crepe (textile), felt (textile), leather, plastic (organic material), rayon, tweed, wool (textile)

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi