78.57.6

Images (7)

Fashion A-Z (II)_38 Left to right 86.91.9 (necklace case), 84.145.1 (gown), 78.57.6 (suit)

Fashion A-Z (II)_39 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 75.92.1 (dress), 2011.40.2 (striped dress)

Exhibitionism_12 Left to right 89.102.2 (pink dress), 2001.44.4 (shirt wall top), 90.179.2 (shirt wall middle), 90.179.1 (shirt wall bottom), 2012.36.2 (printed dress), 2010.56.1 (skirt suit), 78.57.6 (blue pantsuit), 2008.28.1 and 2008.28.2 (leather vest and pants), 88.134.28 (jacket)

Paris Refashioned_19 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 77.183.2CD (boots case), 81.24.9 (orange top and pants), 81.132.4 (dark orange pantsuit), 2014.56.2 (glasses case), 81.132.6 (brown pantsuit)

YSL+Halston_10 Left to right 82.193.4 (tan coat dress), 82.80.5 (hat), 78.242.170 (purple coat ensemble), 2010.86.34 and 86.101.17 (bow top and pantsuit), 78.57.8 and 78.57.6 (top and pantsuit), 91.255.4 (black tuxedo), 96.84.8 (khaki top)

His and Hers_09 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 89.53.3 (velvet suit), 98.104.1 (textile wall), 93.54.12 (suit), 88.42.11 (knit skirt suit), 2005.40.15 (jacket), 98.20.7 (suit), 2005.25.1 (textile wall), 99.59.4 (dress), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2005.40.18, 2003.96.1, 2006.34.2 (shoes case)

Object: Suit

Brand: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (French, founded 1966)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: 1967

Medium: Wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Ethel Scull

Object number: 78.57.6

DescriptionDouble-breasted pantsuit in navy blue wool knit with white pinstripe

Label Text:Saint Laurent was an early and enthusiastic advocate for women in pants. “There is no reason for me to dress women differently from men,” he said. “I don’t think that a woman is less feminine in pants than a skirt.” This 1930s-inspired suit style was modeled in Vogue by Twiggy.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
His and Hers
Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968