Leisure suit

David Stevens

1977–79 · cotton · Costume Institute

The leisure suit was a matched shirt and pants set for men made in a comfortable, untraditional fabric and cut in a somewhat flamboyant manner. Made for casual wear, it was one of the many experiments in fashionable menswear during the 1970s. This particular ensemble derives its ease from the velveteen fabric and straight cut shirt; the pants are fully tailored, albeit with fewer pockets than the traditional style

Artist

David Stevens

Date

1977–79

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Drew, 1988