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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.
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.