Ensemble

Designer Madeleine Vramant French

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In 1949, marketing company A.M. Tenney Associates commissioned French couturiers to design clothing that featured Estron, a new synthetic fiber developed by Tennessee Eastman Corporation. This three-piece day ensemble by Vramant is executed in Teca estron, woven in America, according to a contemporaneous press release. The idea of three matching pieces was a unique idea of Vramant's. The folded collar detail on the cape lends sophistication and the "New Look" silhouette of the suit is a chic canvas for the new synthetic fiber.

Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French

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Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French
Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French
Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French
Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French
Ensemble, Madeleine Vramant (French), teca estron, rayon, wool, silk, French

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