Object: Suit
Brand:
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
(French, founded 1966)
Designer:
Yves Saint Laurent
(1936 - 2008)
Date: 1967
Medium: Wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Ethel Scull
Object number: 78.57.6
DescriptionDouble-breasted pantsuit in navy blue wool knit with white pinstripe
Label Text:Saint Laurent was an early and enthusiastic advocate for women in pants. “There is no reason for me to dress women differently from men,” he said. “I don’t think that a woman is less feminine in pants than a skirt.” This 1930s-inspired suit style was modeled in Vogue by Twiggy.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
- Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
- His and Hers
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
- A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968