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Man's Ensemble (Cabana Set) (Shirt and Swimsuit Trunks)circa 1963

Not on view
A short-sleeved pullover shirt and shorts set in coral-orange and canary yellow horizontal stripes, displayed on an invisible form against a white background
Men's two-piece summer ensemble comprising a short-sleeve pullover shirt and matching shorts in orange and yellow horizontal stripes, with a point collar, partial button placket, and chest pocket, displayed flat against a neutral background.
Short-sleeved pullover shirt and shorts ensemble in orange and yellow horizontal stripes with a textured, crinkled weave, point collar, and small chest pocket with three button placket.
Close-up detail of a woven textile garment in orange, yellow, and pink horizontal bands with a textured slub weave; a small pointed placket tab visible at upper center.
Woven textile with horizontal bands of orange, pink-lavender, and yellow-green, overlaid with a repeating pattern of small raised orange rectangular marks across the surface.
Title
Man's Ensemble (Cabana Set) (Shirt and Swimsuit Trunks)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
circa 1963
Medium
Shirt: Cotton plain weave, cotton plain weave with supplementary-warp patterning; Trunks: Cotton plain weave, cotton plain weave with supplenentary-warp patterning, metal buckles
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Shirt): 30 in. (76.2 cm) Length (b) Trunks, overall): 16 1/2 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Esther Ginsberg in honor of Charles Phoenix
Accession Number
M.2010.130.7a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • 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
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014

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