Cocktail apron

Design House Mainbocher French and American

Designer Mainbocher American

1943

Not on view

The peplum featured here would have been the ultimate decorative apron worn purely for effect rather than function. The construction is such that it is form fitting and has an interesting shape around the hips. The bouquet of flowers used to accent this piece is a testament to the fact that all Mainbocher's artificial flowers were beautifully crafted and voluptuous.

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Title: Cocktail apron
Design House: Mainbocher (French and American, founded 1930)
Designer: Mainbocher (American, 1890–1976)
Date: 1943
Culture: American
Medium: wool, cotton, silk, metal
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, 1954
Object Number: 2009.300.1866
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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