Khaki Twill Suit with Split Skirt

VC2004027

Khaki Twill Suit with Split Skirt

Gold Twill Riding Suit - Jacket and Culotte skirt; Jacket: gold twill cotton; peaked lapel collar; knee length; paneled seaming down the front with princess seams and seams that run from the shoulder down the full length of the jacket; fit and flare silhouette; two pockets with flaps on the hips of both sides; three brown and gold tortoise shell style possibly plastic buttons down center front; center back and princess seams down the entire length of the back, the seam in the center back splits at upper back.Skirt: full flared paneled skirt with culottes pants underneath (culottes in the back but becomes skirt in the front); pants of the back attach to the skirt of the front at the front buttons; two princess seams at front of skirt with nine buttons down each side to the bottom; split up the back to the posterior, two pockets with flaps at full hip with bottom closer, no lining; grosgrain ribbon inner waist facing; hook and eye closer at front at waist.

1910-1920

Clothing and dress

36 inches (chest), 28 inches (waist), 29 inches (center front length), 36.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: "Jacket: chest = 36; center front length = 29; center back length = 36.5
Skirt: waist = 28; CF length skirt: 34CB length skirt: 34"

Physical Object

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36

28

29

36.5

"Jacket: chest = 36; center front length = 29; center back length = 36.5
Skirt: waist = 28; CF length skirt: 34CB length skirt: 34"

36 inches (chest), 28 inches (waist), 29 inches (center front length), 36.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: "Jacket: chest = 36; center front length = 29; center back length = 36.5
Skirt: waist = 28; CF length skirt: 34CB length skirt: 34"

Kamp-It / Outing Clothing / Bird Jones & Kenyon, Utica NY'/ '31 / Divided Skirt'/ 'Von Lengerke & Antoin / Sporting Goods Exclusive / Chicago'

Nancy Brandon Allen

1910

1920

costume

clothing

very good

few stains

K8

One example of women's fashion for camping and recreation that allowed for the dual purposes of appearing feminine as well as being practical for physical activity was the divided skirt. This one is made by the camping company 'Kamp-it'which was a sister brand to the popular sporting goods company Duxbak, which was regularly advertised in the many outdoors magazines in the early twentieth century and made lighter more fashionable camping clothing targeted mainly towards women. The function of the dress allows for feminine ascetics while at the same time providing for the use of physical activity. The divided skirt is a 'full flared paneled skirt with culottes pants underneath, pants of the back attach to the skirt of the front at the front buttons…' This skirt gives the appearance of a typical full skirt for women's fashion, although plainer and made out a sturdy gold cotton twill to make it durable, but it also functions as pants for camping when the front flap is unbuttoned. This divided skirt represents the struggle between the femininity and functioning in women's sportswear, that arouse as a result of the rise of leisure and recreation and women's growing participation in it.
Researched by Sarah Saiz ‘10 and Holly Hummel