Evening suit

Maurice

1905 · wool · Costume Institute

This evening suit is a top-of-the-line French-made formal suit from the early 20th century. This particular example is notable for being in its original form. The style was the most formal type of men's dress wear, known as "white tie."

Artist

Maurice

Date

1905

Medium

wool

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 Mrs. Maurice Volpe, 1956