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Man's swim suit
Man's bathing suit
Man's swimming suit
Man's swim suit
Man's bathing suit
Designed by: Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian (active in France), 1890–1973)
Designed for: Dunlap's, The Store for Men (American, 1890–2007)
Designed for: Dunlap's, The Store for Men (American, 1890–2007)
American
1950s
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wood
Dimensions
Center back: 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his friend Richard Frederick Schaengold
Accession Number2005.1264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack man's swimming trunks with yellow wooden buttons. Labeled: "This is Schiaparelli for Dunlap's The Store for Men Cincinnati/ M"
ProvenanceOwned by Richard Schaengold, a close friend of the Maxwell family. Gift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, January 25, 2006.