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Rudi Gernreich
Untitled Fashion Sketches1958

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Pencil fashion illustration on cream paper showing a full-length figure in a sailor-collar top and knife-pleated skirt, with fabric annotations and a separate skirt detail sketch
Pencil fashion design sketch showing three views of a woman's outfit: front and side figures wearing a wide-brimmed hat, middy blouse, and pleated skirt, with a rear view at lower left. Handwritten annotations read 'white linen middy,' 'stitched black braid,' 'yellow shantung bow white dots,' and 'black linen or chiffon skirt.'

Rudi Gernreich, Untitled Fashion Sketches, 1958, 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
Untitled Fashion Sketches
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1958
Medium
Pencil on vellum
Dimensions
a) 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (42.55 x 34.93 cm); b) 17 3/4 x 12 in. (45.08 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Walter R. Bass
Accession Number
M.76.86.415a-b
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles