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Addie Masters
Woman's Jumpsuit (Hostess Pajamas)1940

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Full-length dress on mannequin with bold color-block design in cerulean blue, sunflower yellow, and coral-orange vertical stripes, short flutter sleeves, and a blue belted waist
Close-up detail of a garment in yellow fabric with bold color-block panels in coral and sky blue, featuring a pointed collar and a single covered button.
Designer
Addie Masters
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1901-1983
Title
Woman's Jumpsuit (Hostess Pajamas)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1940
Medium
Rayon plain weave (crepe)
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jumpsuit): 63 1/4 in. (160.66 cm) Length (b) Belt): 29 5/8 in. (75.25 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles
Accession Number
48.39.2a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012

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