Jacket

Elsa Schiaparelli|House of Schiaparelli

fall 1938 · wool · Costume Institute

A hardy tweed is combined with masculine tailoring and the Highland accessory of the sporran (hirsute pouch worn at center front) for Schiaparelli's counterpart to a formidable Scottish warrior. Schiaparelli's spring and summer dresses were of utmost delicacy; her fall wardrobe was the opposite. Rugged fabrics for fall and exacting tailoring possessed a military meticulousness.

Artist

Elsa Schiaparelli|House of Schiaparelli

Date

fall 1938

Medium

wool

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. J.R. Keagy, 1974