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Bullock's
Woman's Suit Ensemble (Jacket, Skirt, and Hat)1950s

Not on view
Two-piece women's suit in cream and dark houndstooth check, featuring a boxy jacket with three gray buttons and a straight knee-length skirt, displayed on a hanger
Rounded pillbox-style hat in black and cream houndstooth check fabric, displayed on a stand, with a small black fabric bow accent at the crown.

Irene Lentz Gibbons, Bullock's, Bullock's, Woman's Suit Ensemble (Jacket, Skirt, and Hat), 1950s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lura Newhouse, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Irene Lentz Gibbons
United States, 1901-1962
Label
Bullock's
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 1907
Title
Woman's Suit Ensemble (Jacket, Skirt, and Hat)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1950s
Period
. Tan and black
Medium
Jacket: wool twill, worsted, plastic buttons; Skirt: wool twill, worsted
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 26 3/8 in. (66.99 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 25 7/8 in. (65.72 cm) Overall (Hat): 3 × 7 × 8 in. (7.62 × 17.78 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lura Newhouse
Accession Number
AC1995.49.1.1-.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles