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Margit Fellegi
Woman's Swimsuitlate 1940s

Not on view
Black one-piece halter swimsuit displayed flat, with ruched bust band and gathered bloomer-style shorts, cream lining visible at leg openings

Margit Fellegi, Cole of California, Woman's Swimsuit, late 1940s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Margit Fellegi, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Margit Fellegi
United States, 1903 - 1975
Design House
Cole of California
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 1925
Title
Woman's Swimsuit
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
late 1940s
Medium
Nylon/ Lastex knit (jersey)
Dimensions
Center front length: 24 in. (60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margit Fellegi
Accession Number
M.74.76.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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