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Rudi Gernreich
Fashion Sketch, 'Style #141'1955

Not on view
Pencil fashion drawing on salmon-pink paper, two rear-view figures in a fitted gown with puffed shoulders, loose gestural lines, annotated 'STYLE 141'
Pencil fashion sketch on beige paper, full-length figure in a long fitted dress with gathered neckline, long sleeves, and vertical seam detailing, hands on hips, minimal facial features indicated.
Pencil sketch on salmon-toned paper, side view of a standing figure from neck to hip, with minimal contour lines suggesting a fitted garment and a bent arm with cuffed sleeve; numbered annotation at lower right.

Rudi Gernreich, Fashion Sketch, 'Style #141', 1955, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Walter R. Bass, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Rudi Gernreich
Austria, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-1985
Title
Fashion Sketch, 'Style #141'
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1955
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Walter R. Bass
Accession Number
M.76.86.81a-c
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles