Norman Hartnell
Day Suit

Day Suit

Public Domain

Day Suit
DesignerBritish, 1901–1979
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Day Suit
Date1942–1945
MediumWorsted wool and plastic buttons
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.773.A,.B
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited, November 12, 2000 - February 11, 2001, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Andrews Gallery, ¦British Designers: From Monarchy to Anarchy¦

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Suit
Yves Saint Laurent
Suit
1985–1989
Wool, silk, and plastic buttons
96.702.1-.4
Late Day Ensemble
Norman Norell
Late Day Ensemble
1950–1959
Wool and brilliant buttons
97.235.A,.B
Suit
Adrian
Suit
c. 1950
Worsted wool
96.961.A,.B
Ensemble
Bill Blass
Ensemble
c. 1985
Cashmere, wool, and metal buttons
2001.589.A,.B
Suit
Karl Lagerfeld
Suit
1980s
Velvet, silk, and buttons
91.1390.A-.C
SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man
The Art Guys
SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man
1997–1998
Wool, silk, cotton with embroidered logos, plastic buttons
2001.77.A-.L
Evening Coat
Pauline Trigère
Evening Coat
1970s
Wool and buttons
91.1386
Front
House of Chanel
Suit
c. 1990
Cotton, lycra, grosgrain ribbon, and buttons
95.91.A,.B
Suit
Franco Moschino
Suit
1985–1989
Cotton, cotton appliqué, faux pearl buttons, and brilliants
95.512.A,.B
Suit
Gianfranco Ferre
Suit
1994
Wool crepe, acetate, and plastic
2000.522.A,.B
Pump Sandals
M. Wolf
Pump Sandals
c. 1955
Kid leather and plastic buttons
91.1738.A,.B
Ensemble
Bill Blass
Ensemble
1994
Wool and plastic
2000.501.A-.D