Object: Suit
Brand:
Courrèges
(French, 1961 - 1986)
Designer:
André Courrèges
(1923 - 2016)
Date: Fall/Winter 1961-1962
Medium: Grey and white houndstooth wool and black suede
Country: France
Credit Line: Donated in memory of Isabel Eberstadt by Her Family
Object number: 2007.46.4
DescriptionThree piece charcoal grey and white houndstooth wool suit: short cropped boxy jacket and matching skirt with coordinating black suede sleeveless top; couture
Label Text:Isabel Eberstadt purchased this suit from Courrèges’ first collection, described by an audience member as having “not one mistake in taste.” Infused with a fashion-forward sensibility, the suit reflects the couturier’s training at Balenciaga. Advanced tailoring techniques were required for the jacket to stand away from the body in such a sculptural manner. Courrèges reinforced the suit’s angularity with a bold houndstooth fabric, the pattern matched with precision.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
- Arbiters of Style
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies