Dress form
During one of his most creative periods, James developed a dress form that updated the fashion industry’s outdated version. His design originated from the belief that the standard forms contributed to the bad fit of Seventh Avenue clothes. Called the “Jennie,” the new form reflected the slender long-waisted silhouettes of Millicent Rogers and Jennifer Jones, the actress after whom it was supposedly named.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress form
- Designer: Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978)
- Date: 1951–53
- Culture: American
- Medium: linen/cotton, papier-mâché, wood, metal
- Credit Line: Gift of Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.246.7b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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