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Car Coat and Dress
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| Accession #: | 3130.1 |
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| Title: | Car Coat and Dress |
| Object Type: | Ensemble |
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| Physical Description: | Car Coat and Dress, 1972, wool twill coat, wool flannel dress with wool twill cumberband to match coat. Outfit: A) Dress. White wool, brown wool stand up collar and waist. Zipper back. B) Coat. Brown wool, double breasted. C) Shoes, size 7 1/2. Brown satin pumps, 2" heel. "Rosette" with amber glass center. See Inscription field for label text. |
| Description: | John and Jackie Kennedy personified the Camelot dynasty and swept around in glamorous Lincoln Continental convertibles. With a President and First Lady who looked like matinee idols, political life took on the excitement of a Hollywood movie with Jackie as the trend-setting star. Every woman wanted to look like her in slim classic dresses topped with pillbox hats. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women), Clothing (Personal Artifact)
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| Geographical Reference: | Seattle (Washington->King County); Portland (National->Oregon->Multnomah County) |
| Materials/Techniques: |
glass
wool (Material)
amber (Material)
satin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"John Doyle Bishop - Seattle," coat lable ; "Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich," Shoes; "Made expressly Best's Apparel Seattle Portland"
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