Three Oscar de la Renta Items: One Skirt Suit, One Jacket, 2012

This lot includes one skirt suit and one jacket.

THE FIRST
Brown wool blend tweed two-piece skirt ensemble including an embellished and embroidered jacket with beading along the neckline, front toggle button opening, sleeve cuffs, and hemline, and trimmed with rabbit fur; paired with matching skirt with left side zipper closure.
Label: Oscar de la Renta.
Size Label: 4

Approximate Measurements:
JACKET
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 35"
Waist: 31"
Hips: 35"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 29"

SKIRT
Waist: 27.5"
Hips: 35"
Length (side waist band to hem): 23.5"

THE SECOND
Light beige wool/angora blend jacket with embroidered brass sequins and glass beads, long sleeves, and front toggle button closure. Fall 2012.
Label: Oscar de la Renta
Size Label: 2

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14.75"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 35"
Hips: 36"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 23.75"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 29.25"

Property from the Estate of an Elegant Lady, Texas

Condition:

THE FIRST
The overall condition is very good though there are some popped stitches on the internal right back half lining at the side seam of the jacket. There is some light pilling along the shoulders, under arms, and outer sleeves of the jacket, and on upper hip of the skirt.

THE SECOND
The overall condition is very good though there is a faint orange mark on the front left panel near the opening. There is some missing beading on the front left sleeve at the elbow, the left side seam at the waist, the front right waist, and right underarm.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

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Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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Three Oscar de la Renta Items: One Skirt Suit, One Jacket, 2012

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