96.119.11

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YSL+Halston_31 Left to right 96.119.11 (red jacket and pants), 86.126.11 (jumpsuit), 91.241.11 (brown tie dye ensemble), 76.69.8 (red dress), 82.3.1 (orange caftan), 92.109.4 (satin dress), 82.3.9 (dress and stole), 80.128.4 (red dress), 88.81.1 (black dress), P88.1.1 (beaded dress), 88.178.1 (gold pantsuit), 92.222.7 (green dress), 93.98.1 (hat), 2006.35.2 (dress), 86.126.13C (black pants), 88.73.1 (printed silk ensemble)

YSL+Halston_9 Left to right 96.119.11 (red jacket and pants), 86.126.11 (jumpsuit), 2010.86.33 (sweater), 2010.86.31 (pants), 2010.86.26 (striped top), 82.183.11 (dark red pantsuit)

Rainbow_73 Left to right 93.129.3 (satin pantsuit), 83.13.6 (black dress), 96.119.11 (red ensemble), 94.85.12 (textile wall)

Rainbow_67 Left to right 82.3.2 (orange dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 2003.89.1 (textile wall), U.368 (shoes case), 2004.50.2 (earrings case), 2005.77.3 (hat case), 91.14.5 (bag case), 83.164.2 (shoes case), 84.145.1 (evening gown), 93.129.3 (satin pantsuit), 83.13.6 (black dress), 96.119.11 (red ensemble), 94.85.12 (textile wall)

Object: Set

Designer: Halston (1932 - 1990)

Date: 1980

Medium: Wool

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Alva Chinn

Object number: 96.119.11

DescriptionJogging suit; bomber style jacket and matching tapered leg pants in red wool

Label Text:Halston believed that “super-rich women love color,” and although he used many colors, his signature was red. He was probably influenced by red’s historic prestige. As Charles Blanc wrote in 1877: “Red is an expression of dignity, magnificence, and pomp.”

In Collection(s)

1980s

Exhibitions:

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion