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Woman's suit in three parts (jacket, top, skirt)
Designed by: Oscar de la Renta (American (born in the Dominican Republic), born in 1932)
American
late 20th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Embroidery; plastic beads; metallic threads; Wool plain weave with overlapping warp and weft threads; metal; silk satin weave; silk plain weave; plastic
Dimensions
Jacket: center back: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Top:center back: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Skirt: center back: 74 cm (29 1/8 in.)
Top:center back: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Skirt: center back: 74 cm (29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Yolanda of Yolanda Enterprises Inc.
Accession Number2009.4211.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite jacket with heavy gold embroidery and dangling epaulettes matching suit. No collar, round neckline with center frotn hook and eye closure. Tailored with sequins and decorative beading with satin stitched gold metallic thread. Beading in orande, turquoise, gold and silver create an abstract swirl design on the lapel, shoulders and cuffs. Shoulder feautures an exterior shoulder pad like design element that is embellished with sewn on beads as well as hanging strands. Textile feautures overlapped warp and weft threads that cover three rows and create a waffle effect. Interior padded shoulders, interfaced lapel, hem, collar and cuffs. INTERIOR LABEL:"OSCAR DE LA RENTA"
Thin strapped off-white top with fitting darts in bust adn wto side seam vents, one on each side. Center back zipper and hook and eye closure. Fully lined in silk plain weave.
White dirndl style, knee length skirt with fitting darts. Center back zipper and hook and eye closure and center back vent. Fully lined in off-white silk.
Thin strapped off-white top with fitting darts in bust adn wto side seam vents, one on each side. Center back zipper and hook and eye closure. Fully lined in silk plain weave.
White dirndl style, knee length skirt with fitting darts. Center back zipper and hook and eye closure and center back vent. Fully lined in off-white silk.
ProvenanceBy 2009, in collection of Yolanda Cellucci of Waltham, MA; gift of Cellucci to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)