- Design House
- DeWeese Designs
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 1951 - Title
- Woman's Coordinates (Swimsuit, Blouse, and Skirt)
- Date Made
- 1952
- Medium
- Cotton plain weave, printed.
- Dimensions
- Center back length (a) Swimsuit center backl ength): 100 1/2 in.
Length (c) Skirt center back length): 31 1/2 in.
Length (b) Jacket center back length): 26 3/4 in.
- Accession Number
- M.2012.67.1a-e
- Collecting Area
- Costume and Textiles
- Curatorial Notes
One of California’s most influential contributions to American fashion was the “playclothes” 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. This outfit by Mary Ann DeWeese could be worn as a bathing suit, or, with the addition of the skirt and jacket, for cocktails by the pool, attesting to the flexibility and versatility that was such an important aspect of California design at mid-century.
(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
- Selected Exhibition History
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- 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". 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". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
