Margit Fellegi
Woman's Ensemble (Swimsuit and Skirt)1942

Not on view

Designer: Margit Fellegi
United States, 1903 - 1975
Design House: Cole of California
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 1925
Title: Woman's Ensemble (Swimsuit and Skirt)
Place Made: United States, California
Date Made: 1942
Medium: Cotton plain weave, glazed cotton rick-rack, elastic (Matletex)
Dimensions: Length (Swimsuit): 29 1/2 in. (74.93 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 44 1/2 in. (113.03 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of The Fashion Group, Inc., of Los Angeles
Accession Number: 48.39.24a-b
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Curatorial Notes: One of California’s most influential contributions to American fashion was the bathing suit ensemble—consisting of any combination of bathing suit, skirt, shorts, pants, and top of the same fabric to mix and match to fit the occasion. Margit Fellegi’s two-piece ensemble could be worn as a bathing suit or, with the addition of the skirt, as seen here, for cocktails by the pool.

(California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
Selected Bibliography: 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
California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012