COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Jacket
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Designer:
Vittadini, Adrienne
Designer.Information:
Vittadini, Adrienne (American, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1945)
Fashion House/Manufacturer:
Adrienne Vittadini, New York (American, founded in 1979)
Donor:
James Berk
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Tom Slocum
Date (circa):
early 1990s
Decade:
1990s
Date Photographed:
19-Sep-14
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Blazer
User/Wearer:
Womenswear
Label:
Adrienne Vittadini Collection
Provenance:
This garment was owned by Ilona Beck (1918-2013) a professional dress maker, the donor's mother. Beck was born in Czechoslovakia and was a Holocaust survivor. She lived most of her life in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Place of Origin:
United States, New York
Object Description:
Navy blazer that features a double mandarin collar in two contrasting fabrics.
Description of View:
Three quarter view of right side
Silhoutte:
Tyrolean
Primary Color:
Navy blue
Fabric Structure:
Woven
Surface Design:
Inner mandarin collar is blue velvet and outer collar is brown snakeskin. Pocket welts in same brown snakeskin. Pocket flap in same blue velvet. Black and gold buttons decorated with lion design. Military inspired decorative ribbon cording on front panels and at sleeve hem.
Garment Components:
Blazer
Structural Design:
Double mandarin collar; single welt pockets with concealable pocket flaps at high hip.
Neck Treatment:
Mandarin
Sleeve:
Fitted long sleeve
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 2014.003.003
Collection Information:
Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Image Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Historic Costume Collection
