Suit
Millicent Rogers, the original owner of this ensemble, was a woman of great personal style. She often worked closely with designers to infuse her own sartorial aesthetic into her clothes, including touches authentic to her most current surroundings. She also shopped at local establishments, such as this suit from a shop in St. Anton. In the late 1930s, Rogers lived in St. Anton in the Arlberg Valley of the Austrian Tyrolean Alps. She was intrigued by the region's native dress, and that interest filtered into her clothing. This suit, embellished with green folkloric-inspired appliqués seen on traditional Austrian clothing, rustic wooden buttons, and a Renaissance-inspired patterned velvet vest, carries both stylish and traditional elements.
Artwork Details
- Title: Suit
- Department Store: Martin Ebster
- Date: 1930–39
- Culture: Austrian
- Medium: wool
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1955
- Object Number: 2009.300.204a–e
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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