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Collections

Gilbert Féruch
Nehru Suit1968

Not on view
Dark navy velvet two-piece suit on a white mannequin, featuring a mandarin collar jacket with four buttons and a gold star-shaped medallion pendant
Two mannequins wearing South Asian menswear: left figure in a paisley-patterned kurta in cream and earth tones with cream trousers and tan oxfords, white turban; right figure in a dark navy velvet sherwani-style jacket with matching trousers, a large starburst medal pendant, and black dress shoes, white turban.

Gilbert Féruch, Nehru Suit, 1968, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of John Willenbecher, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Gilbert Féruch
Algeria, active France, born 1924
Title
Nehru Suit
Place Made
France
Date Made
1968
Medium
Silk velvet
Dimensions
a) Jacket center back length: 32 in. (81.28 cm); b) Pants inseam: 31 in. (78.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Willenbecher
Accession Number
M.2000.109.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.