Object: Set
Designer:
Sonia Rykiel
(1930 - 2016)
Date: c. 1975
Medium: Striped wool and wool jersey
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall
Object number: 81.239.5
DescriptionSweater; purple and pink horizontal striped reverse stokinette stitch wool; open round neck; long sleeves; applied neck band and front placket; self ribbed band hem; center front chest self rouleau tie closing; Label: 40. Coordinating pants; purple wool jersey; 2.75 cm waistband; four waist darts either front; straight legs with 62 cm bottoms; left side zipper closing; Labels: Sonia Rykiel, Dry Clean Only.
Note: cf. Harper's Bazaar, October 1975, p. 119
Note: cf. Harper's Bazaar, October 1975, p. 119
Label Text:As couturiers, like Yves Saint Laurent, began to create their own ready-to-wear lines, new designers, known as créateurs or stylists, appeared in Paris. “Ready-to-wear is in the hands of women,” declared French headlines – and, indeed, the first generation of créateurs included a number of women, such as Emmanuelle Khanh, Michèle Rosier, and knitwear designer, Sonia Rykiel.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Paris, Capital of Fashion