Ensemble
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Designer: Madeleine Vramant (French)
- Date: 1947–49
- Culture: French
- Medium: teca estron, rayon, wool, silk
- 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
- Object Number: 2009.300.136a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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