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Tina Leser

  • Leisurewear
  • Beachwear
  • Coordinated separates

Tina Leser was an American designer whose work encompassed beachwear, informal separates and evening ensembles. Museum collections preserve late-1940s wool beachwear and 1948 pajamas made in wool, rayon and metallic thread.

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Pajamas — Tina Leser, 1948

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Pajamas

1948

These 1948 pajamas combine wool with rayon and metallic thread; the museum photograph shows multiple views.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Doves" — Tina Leser, 1945

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"Doves"

1945 · The Met collection

[no medium available].

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Playsuit — Tina Leser, 1950s

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Playsuit

1950s · The Met collection

Silk.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening ensemble — Tina Leser, ca. 1978

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Evening ensemble

ca. 1978 · The Met collection

Silk, synthetic.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Sea Fan” — Tina Leser, spring/summer 1948

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“Sea Fan”

spring/summer 1948 · The Met collection

Silk.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Archive pieces, grouped by date

1 piece

1948

1 piece · Season not recorded

About Tina Leser

These objects show how her practice brought varied textiles and coordinated pieces into the expanding vocabulary of American leisure dressing.