Crazy Kimono, c. 1927 (Fancy Quilts)

Crazy Kimono, c. 1927

Maker: Minta Taylor Ireland

Minta made this kimono as a surprise 1927 graduation present for her niece Dorothy Wann of LaCrosse, Washington. Dorothy had admired one that Minta made for her own daughter, saying it was the most elegant thing she had ever seen. The gown is made of scraps that Minta saved from her dressmaking shop in Corvallis, Oregon.