99.43.2

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Luxury_27 Left to right 91.235.27 (evening ensemble), 2005.48.8 (dress with train), 88.137.1 (double breasted dress), 99.77.1 (dinner suit), P91.54.1 (textile wall), P93.53.1 (ensemble), 99.43.2 (pantsuit), 92.225.33 (shoes case), 2014.14.6, 2014.14.7 (pins case), 86.91.11 (necklace case), 98.77.4 (shoes case), 2007.18.2 (one shoulder dress), 2004.59.1 (sequined dress)

Object: Suit

Designer: Yeohlee (born 1951)

Date: Fall 1997

Medium: Gold metallic and black silk with gold sequins and sable; brown silk satin

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Yeohlee New York

Object number: 99.43.2

DescriptionEvening pantsuit: tunic in gold metallic and black silk and narrow leg pants in Dutchess brown silk satin; tunic has mandarin collar, mink cuffs and fabric with small woven chain design and rectangular bronze sequins in alternating horizontal and vertical stripes

Label Text:Yeohlee is known for her minimal, highly functional designs. But she can also do luxury, as with this ensemble from her Fall 1997 collection, inspired by the concept of the "urban nomad."

Exhibitions:

Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation
China Chic: East Meets West
Luxury