Evening suit

Department Store Maurice French

1905

Not on view

This evening suit is a top-of-the-line French-made formal suit from the early 20th century. This particular example is notable for being in its original form. The style was the most formal type of men's dress wear, known as "white tie."

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Title: Evening suit
Department Store: Maurice
Date: 1905
Culture: French
Medium: wool
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Maurice Volpe, 1956
Object Number: 2009.300.222a–c
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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