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Rudi Gernreich
Untitled Fashion Sketches1959

Not on view
Pencil fashion sketch on salmon-toned paper, full-length figure in a belted coat with bow at waist, fabric swatch attached at right, annotated 'PIQUÉ' and dated 1919
Fashion illustration in pencil and red ink on aged paper; full-length figure of a woman in a loose button-front coat with belted waist over wide-leg trousers, rendered in quick gestural lines with red used for hair, facial features, and buttons.
Fashion design sketch in red ink on beige paper, rear view of a standing figure wearing a belted tunic or coat with wide sleeves and button-back detail, rendered in minimal line work.
Designer
Rudi Gernreich
Austria, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-1985
Title
Untitled Fashion Sketches
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1959
Medium
a) Pencil on paper with silk shantung fabric swatch attached; b) Pencil and ink on paper; c) Ink 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.76.86.621a-c
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles