English designer Edward Molyneux created the design for this sailor-suit
outfit at the height of the vogue for "beach pyjamas," when seaside
resorts were becoming more popular in the 1920s and 30s. The design
was then imprinted and the garments cut and sewn in New York. The
fact that these pieces remained unsold in the shop inventory may
say more about the conservative nature of the Tirocchi clientele
in 1933 than about Providence fashion in general, although the matching
jacket did find a home with a client.
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Edward Molyneux
English, active in France,
1894-1974
Russell, manufacturer
American, New York
Pants and Top, 1933
Wool; jersey
Gift of L. J. Cella III
1990.129.67a-c
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