Object: Pantsuit
Designer:
Rudi Gernreich
(1922 - 1985)
Date: 1969
Medium: Cotton and silk
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Peskin
Object number: 80.227.3
DescriptionJacket, skirt and pants in black and white novelty weave cotton with quilted texture and large geometric linear design, coordinating printed silk shirt and sash.
Label Text:Rudi Gernreich’s designs were often controversial. When he designed this graphic ensemble in the late 1960s, pantsuits were only just becoming an acceptable style for women. Several years earlier, in 1963, Gernreich had designed a similar suit that incorporated mismatched lapels. He won the Coty American Fashion Critics’ Award that same year.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Eleanor Lambert: Empress of Seventh Avenue