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A three-piece plaid skirt suit worn by Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson in the television sitcom The Jeffersons (Embassy Television, 1975-1985). The matching three-piece skirt suit, custom made for Sanford, is constructed out of a heavy wool blue and brown plain print material. Sanford can be seen wearing the dress at the beginning of “George and Whitty” (Season 4, Episode 16) when she rides the elevator with George and enters the apartment. Their landlord, Mr. Whittendale, may not renew their lease, so the Jeffersons invite him over to discuss. Just before Whittendale comes over, neighbor Harry Bentley drops his ant farm in the middle of their living room, infesting the apartment with ants. The vest is seen in “Jenny’s Thesis” (Season 4, Episode 26), when Louise speaks with Jenny about her plan to study and write about street gangs. Sanford is also featured on the cover of the complete Third Season DVD box set wearing this costume. The Jeffersons was an American sitcom broadcasted by CBS. A spin-off from the sitcom All in the Family, the Jeffersons “moved on up” to the upper east side of Manhattan and began living as an affluent black family. The series ran for 11 seasons for a total of 253 episodes, making The Jeffersons one of the longest running sitcoms in U.S. history. The show is also noteworthy for its addressing of controversial topics that included racism, suicide, and gun control, a move considered taboo for syndicated television in the 1970s. The show was nomi
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2015-11-20
