Woman's Jumpsuit (Hostess Pajamas)

Fashion, 1900-2000
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Woman's Jumpsuit (Hostess Pajamas)

United States, California, 1940
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Rayon plain weave (crepe)
Center back length (a) Jumpsuit): 63 1/4 in. (160.66 cm) Length (b) Belt): 29 5/8 in. (75.25 cm)
Gift of the Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles (48.39.2a-b)
Costume and Textiles
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward.  Salute to California: 50 Years of Fashion, 1930-1980.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Maeder, Edward.  Salute to California: 50 Years of Fashion, 1930-1980.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
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Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012