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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Suit
Identifier:
194910Description:
This two-piece wool suit consists of a jacket and skirt. The jacket has velvet trim around the flat collar and buttons down the center front. Each sleeve cuff is decorated with three buttons and there is an interior label that reads "Traina-Norell, New York". The skirt features a metal Talon zipper on the proper left side of the waist.Date:
circa 1950Materials:
Wool, VelvetCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Dr. And Mrs. William L. HeimstraRelated Entities:
Traina-Norell (creator)Alternate names: Traina Norell
Traina-Norell was founded in New York in 1941 when American designer Norman Norell formed a partnership with Anthony Traina. This partnership lasted until Traina's death in 1960 and with Traina's death, the company ceased to exist. Norell opened his own company, Normal Norell, in 1960. His own label thrived until his death in 1972. Gustave Tassell ran the design house from 1972 until it closed in 1976. Dr. and Mrs. William L. Hiemstra (donor) Talon International, Incorporated (is related to)
Alternate names: Talon, Talon Zipper, Universal Fastener Company
Talon International, Inc., sometimes referred to as Talon Zipper was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company. The company moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania and thrived in the zipper business, due to being the first zipper manufacturing company. In 1968 the company was acquired by Textron and faced many difficulties. The Japanese company YKK was also producing quality zippers but for less money which caused the company's market share to fall to 35% by 1981. In 1981, the company was sold to Nucor Holdings. Production was moved to Mexico but the company still suffered. In 1996 the Universal Fastener Company was acquired by Tag-It-Pacific. Production moved to Asia and in 2007 the company name was changed to Talon International, Incorporated.
