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Elsa Schiaparelli
Woman's Ensemble (Coat, Handbag and Gloves)Spring/Summer 1938

Not on view
Full-length coat on a white mannequin, black satin body with sweeping bands of long, shaggy dark fur or feathers across the front, collar, and cuffs
Fashion display on a white mannequin with a sculpted plaster head, wearing a voluminous black garment with long, flowing hair-like fiber textures draping over the shoulders and torso, photographed against a dark gray background.
Close-up color photograph of long animal fur, with strands ranging from deep black to silver-gray, flowing in layered, sweeping formations across the frame.
Close-up photograph of layered strands of dark and silver-gray hair or fiber, filling the entire frame with flowing diagonal textures and deep shadowed recesses.
Fashion accessories laid flat: a handbag and long glove, both heavily covered in shaggy black fur or hair-like fibers, with a black leather strap on the bag and a fitted black fabric glove extending below the fur cuff.
Handbag entirely covered in long, shaggy black fur or hair, with a narrow black fabric shoulder strap and small gold hardware, photographed against a white background.
Pair of black fabric gloves with long, loose black hair or fiber attached across the back of each hand, arranged overlapping on a white surface.

Elsa Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Woman's Ensemble (Coat, Handbag and Gloves), Spring/Summer 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tallmadge, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Elsa Schiaparelli
Design House
Schiaparelli
France, Paris, 1927-1954
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Coat, Handbag and Gloves)
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1938
Medium
Coat: rayon satin with monkey fur; Handbag: monkey fur with silk plain weave (faille) and metal; Gloves: leather and monkey fur
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 53 in. (134.62 cm) Handbag: 8 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (21.59 × 43.82 × 4.45 cm) Length (Gloves): 16 in. (40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tallmadge
Accession Number
M.84.258.21a-d
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles