91.255.4

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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_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)

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)

His and Hers_33 Left to right 91.255.4 (tuxedo), 95.89.1 (suit), 2004.14.2 (skirt suit), 87.49.48 (textile wall)

Object: Suit

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: c. 1982

Medium: Black wool and satin, ivory silk crepe, and black silk faille

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift from The Estate of Tina Chow

Object number: 91.255.4

DescriptionTuxedo style coordinates in black wool: smoking jacket with satin peaked lapels, skirt and alternate pants with tuxedo stripe over seams; ivory silk crepe blouse, gold cuff links with rhinestones, black silk faille cummerbund

Label Text:The woman’s tuxedo, called "le smoking," was one of Saint Laurent’s boldest innovations. The style has seen many variations since its introduction in the 1960s. However, as fashion historian Anne Hollander notes, “A woman in a tuxedo still looks provocative, and not conventionally formal.” This example also has an alternate skirt, for a more traditionally feminine look.

Exhibitions:

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
His and Hers
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy
The Tailor's Art