Ensemble

Madeleine Vramant

1947–49 · teca estron, rayon, wool, silk · Costume Institute

In 1949, marketing company A.M. Tenney Associates commissioned French couturiers to design clothing that featured Estron, a new synthetic fiber developed by Tennessee Eastman Corporation. This three-piece day ensemble by Vramant is executed in Teca estron, woven in America, according to a contemporaneous press release. The idea of three matching pieces was a unique idea of Vramant's. The folded collar detail on the cape lends sophistication and the "New Look" silhouette of the suit is a chic canvas for the new synthetic fiber.

Artist

Madeleine Vramant

Date

1947–49

Medium

teca estron, rayon, wool, silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of A.M. Tenney Associates, Inc., 1950