Medium: Wool

Date: c. 1966

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Geoffrey Beene

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.

Object Number: 87.41.6