Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Richard Martin, 1997. Object record

Suit

mid-1930s

Materials

wool

House / label

Marcel Rochas

Collection

mid-1930s

Archive reference

1997.40.4a–c

Behind the design

Rochas's green wool suit pairs a jacket with a long, straight skirt. Broad curved lapels, a belted waist and patch pockets organize the jacket's front. Dated to the middle of the 1930s, it provides a tailored counterpart to the ruffled silk dress attributed to the same designer.

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