Pola Stout Custom Irene Suit

Hi Karlyn,

I recently did some restoration work for a member of Pola Stout’s family, consisting of two suits, an Adrian and an Irene, that were part of Pola’s personal wardrobe. I thought you might like to share photographs of Pola Stout’s custom Irene suit, along with the original PSI swatch card labeled “Irene – Fall 1948″, a studio portrait of Pola wearing the suit c.1948, and an original length of the sample yardage done in the reverse colorway.

Pola and Irene were longtime friends and Irene had this suit custom made for Pola in 1948 from her own hand woven textile. Pola Stout treasured the suit and wore it for many years, having it re-fit and the lapels cut down sometimes in the late 50′s.

Enjoy,
Bret

All Artifacts Courtesy of Pola Stout’s family. Photographs courtesy of Bret Fowler

What a fabulous suit! Many thanks to the Stout Family and Bret Fowler for sharing. Visit the gallery to view more Irene’s from Bret’s personal collection.