Object: Suit
Brand:
Nina Ricci
(French, founded 1932)
Designer:
Gérard Pipart
(1933 - 2013)
Date: c. 1966
Medium: Wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Geoffrey Beene
Object number: 87.41.6
DescriptionNavy blue wool double knit jacket and matching culottes; couture
Label Text:A trend for jackets worn with matching culottes – also known as “short pantsuits” – was prevalent during the mid-1960s. The roots of the style were in ready-to-wear: the American designer Norman Norell introduced culottes in 1960, followed by the French stylistes, and then the couturiers.
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968