Evening belt

Unknown

1940–49 · silk, leather · Costume Institute

This belt is an eye-catching accessory that would have accentuated the wearer's, Millicent Rogers, svelte figure. The construction details are quite unusual, and it is clear that to create a piece such as this would be extremely labor intensive. The gold kid is intricately and precisely cut out and overstitched in rows that are a 1/8 inch apart.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1940–49

Medium

silk, leather

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1954