86.101.17

Images (6)

Power_Mode_09 Left to Right (see _07 for first two ensembles), 2019.18.1 (ensemble), 93.26.1 (uniform), 2016.86.1 (suit), 86.101.17 (suit), P87.25.1 (skirt suit)

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)

Tailor_8 Left to right P88.57.2 (suit), 78.55.23 (plaid suit), 91.181.13 (flag scarf wall), 95.57.7 (white dress), 80.130.31 (hat case), P90.87.9 (boots case), 81.204.1 (textile wall), 84.79.1 (purple suit), 84.23.1 (suit hidden), 2001.55.1 (striped suit), 86.101.17 (beige suit)

Tailor_13 Left to right 79.169.8 (shoes case), 76.27.2 (grey pantsuit), 86.101.17 (beige suit), 91.255.4 (tuxedo), P88.45.2 (tartan ensemble), 89.131.1 (tartan dress), 87.137.1 (tartan ensemble hidden), 89.89.1 (pastel ensemble), 90.59.4 (shoes case), P87.14.2 (hat case)

Tailor_7 Left to right 2002.22.1 (textile wall), P88.57.2 (suit), 78.55.23 (plaid suit), 95.57.7 (white dress), 68.143.137 (shoes case), 80.130.31 (hat case), P90.87.9 (boots case), 91.181.13 (flag scarf wall), 81.204.1 (textile wall), 84.79.1 (purple suit), 84.23.1 (suit hidden), 2001.55.1 (striped suit), 91.210.34 (shoes case), 89.54.21 (green hat case), 79.169.8 (shoes case), 76.27.2 (grey pantsuit), 86.101.17 (beige suit), 91.255.4 (tuxedo hidden), P88.45.2 (tartan ensemble), 89.131.1 (tartan dress), 89.89.1 (pastel ensemble), 90.59.4 (shoes case), P87.14.2 (hat case), 87.113.1 (bag case), 84.190.1 (shoes case)

Object: Pantsuit

Brand: Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: c. 1979

Medium: Wool twill

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall

Object number: 86.101.17

DescriptionPantsuit in beige wool twill with light and dark grey pinstripe; double breasted, semi fitted jacket with wide shoulder, notch collar and peaked lapel; cuffed straightleg pants, couture

Label Text:Yves Saint Laurent unveiled his first woman’s pantsuit in 1966. Dubbed le smoking it was literally a man’s tuxedo tailored for a woman’s body. Although considered shocking in the late 1960s, the pantsuit became a staple of the fashionable woman’s wardrobe during the 1970s. Along with le smoking, the double-breasted pinstripe “gangster” suit was another signature Saint Laurent style.

In Collection(s)

Gifts of Lauren Bacall

Exhibitions:

The Tailor's Art
50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Power Mode
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s