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Object Description
| Type |
Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Women's skirt suit, circa 1965. Wool. Gift of Ms. Susan Alexander. 2015.4.3a-b |
| Title | Women's skirt suit |
| Date | circa 1968 |
| Physical Description | Women's skirt suit; two piece, of gray wool: a) jacket; small standing rounded collar, long two piece sleeves with two non-functional silver-colored shank buttons at cuff; double breasted; ten silver-colored shank buttons down center front closure; darts at bust; slit pockets at either side-front seam; one faux pocket flap on either side-front hip; fully lined in blue-green fabric; b) skirt, of matching fabric; knee length with pleats all around; zipper closure at proper left hip. |
| Materials/Techniques | wool (textile) |
| Object History | Susan Alexander purchased this skirt suit at Kauffman's, "First in Fashion" which opened at a new location, 744 North Michigan Avenue in 1968. The clothing store belonged first to her grandparents and then to her mother and uncles. The donor remembers wearing the suit to a birthday dinner in the late 1960s. |
| Curatorial Statement | The donor wore this suit frequently while working as a law clerk for a federal district judge, Judge Julius J. Hoffman. "I felt very professional in it" she recalled. She paired it with a white ruffled blouse. Later, Mrs. Alexander combined the jacket with a pair of pants of the same color and fabric she purchased at Marshall Field & Co. |
| Classification |
costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Credit Line | Gift of Ms. Susan Alexander |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 2015.4.3a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHii74479; ICHii74480; ICHii74481; ICHii74482; |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
Description
| Title | i074479_pm |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
