Costumes

Men’s robe made of green parachute silk. Lining is made of black parachute fabric. Open collar and all hems are stitched with a wide orange border in the shape of a trapezoid. The edges of sleeves are hemmed with gold and pink embroidery. The length is 130 cm. The costume was worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Argan in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Men’s blouse out of black parachute silk with a coarse cotton lining. Along all the borders and sleeve length of the sleeves there are hems out of blue parachute silk. Five silvery buttons are sewn on the front. Ends of sleeves are stitched with gold and pink embroidery. The length is 70 cm. Men’s trousers are made out of black parachute silk. Both trouser legs are finished off with blue parachute fabric. The ends of both trouser legs are trimmed with yellow lace. The costume was worn by the actor Franc Presetnik as Bérald in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Men’s trousers out of green parachute silk. The zipper is made of an orange strap. Both trouser-legs are hemmed with yellow lace. They are 72 cm long. They were worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Argan in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Men’s blouse of green parachute silk with a coarse cotton lining. Along all the border and length of the sleeves a trimming of orange parachute fabric. On the right front side five yellow buttons are sewn. The length is 76 cm. Men’s trousers are made out of green parachute silk. The zipper is made of a white strap. Both trouser legs are trimmed with parachute fabric. The ends of both trouser legs are trimmed with yellow lace. They are 72 cm long. The costume was worn by the actor Nace Simončič as notary Bonnefoi in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Nobleman’s jacket out of blue parachute silk. The middle, upper and lower edges are hemmed with orange fabric. It has five dark brown wooden buttons. The wrist ends of sleeves are trimmed with gold and pink lace. Nobleman’s trousers are made out of blue parachute silk. The bottom of both trouserlegs trimmed with yellow lace. An orange band of parachute fabric runs along the outside of both trouser legs. Lining is made of coarse cotton and holds a zipper. The length is 80 cm. Nobleman’s collar is made out of coarse cotton. It has a wide border of yellow lace. The costume was worn by the actor Stane Česnik in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Under the jacket there is the nobleman’s waistcoat out of blue parachute silk with a coarse cotton lining. It has four bronze buttons. The edges are hemmed with a black band. Besides Stane Česnik the waistcoat was worn also by the actor Jože Gale as Ivan Vassiliyitsch Lomov in the second cast performing Chekhov’s A Marriage Proposal.

Bathrobe out of brown-green parachute fabric. A collar, both side pockets and ends of sleeves are hemmed with black parachute silk. The length is 135 cm. It was worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Tschubukov in Chekhov’s A Marriage Proposal.

The jacket out of brown-green fabric, with a coarse cotton lining. It is hemmed with black parachute silk. The waistcoat under the jacket is out of green parachute silk. The costume was worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Tschubukov in Chekhov’s A Marriage Proposal.

Men’s waistcoast out of green parachute silk with a coarse cotton lining. It is done up with nice silver metallic buttons. The waistcoat was worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Jaka in Linhart’s Micka the Mayor’s Daughter.

Nobleman’s tailcoat out of burgundy parachute silk. The lining is out of bright red and yellow parachute silk. The ends of sleeves are hemmed with white, gathered folds of parachute silk. The length is 110 cm. The tailcoat was worn by the actor Jože Gale as Ivan Vassiliyitsch Lomov as part of the second cast performing Chekhov’s A Marriage Proposal. Under the tailcoat he wore a waistcoat.

Men’s blouse out of black parachute fabric. Closed collar trimmed with red parachute fabric. On the ends of both sleeves, trim of the same red fabric. Both front sides of the garment have six golden-yellow buttons each. The length is 73 cm. It was worn by the actor Lojze Potokar as Jerotije in Nušić’s A Suspect Individual.

Men’s trousers out of black parachute silk. The lower end of the trouser-legs is out of white parachute fabric. Lining out of coarse, off-white cotton. Made of English and Soviet parachute. The front is done up with two brass buttons. Cut out for a bigger figure. Pockets on the right and left side. The length is 110 cm. They were worn by the actor France Presetnik as Anže in Linhart’s Micka the Mayor’s Daughter.

Men’s jacket out of black parachute silk. Lining out of coarse cotton and partly out of dark green parachute fabric. The collar and the upper end of both pockets have a trim of the same dark green parachute fabric. The front bottom of the jacket and bottom of the green hem are embroidered with a white silk parachute string. The jacket is 82 cm in length. The jacket with men’s trousers was worn by the actor Nace Simončič as Matoh in the first cast performing Bor’s one-act play A Heavy Hour. Franjo Kumer acted in the second cast.

Men’s trousers out of yellowish white coarse cotton, without a lining, machine-sewn with belt loops and four buttons. The length is 112 cm. The trousers were most probably worn by actor Stane Česnik as Count Tulpenheim in Linhart’s Micka the Mayor’s Daughter. Blouse – its history unknown.

Nobleman’s tailcoat out of blue-green parachute silk. It is lined with green parachute silk and coarse white cotton, and has six dark green velvety buttons. Machine-sewn but trimmed by hand. The length is 1,1 m – for a medium-built person. Sleeves have gathered folds of linen at the wrist. The tailcoat was worn by the actor Stane Česnik Count Tulpenheim in Linhart’s Micka the Mayor’s Daughter.

Woman’s peasant dress out of artificial green silk. The upper end is out of artificial black silk and with straps out of the same fabric. The shoulder and front edges made out of black fabric are embroidered with gold decorations. In the upper right-hand corner a white thread is attached for lacing up the corset. Lining out of coarse cotton. The lenght is 90 cm. Woman’s white blouse is out of thick white linen from Bela Krajina. It is hemmed with lace from Škofja Loka (the liberated territories). For a medium-built person. Without buttons, tied with a strip by the neck. The costume was worn by the actore Draga Ahačič as Micka Linhart’s Micka the Mayor’s Daughter.

Source: Inventory catalogue of the Slovene National Museum of Contemporary History