Suit

Unknown

1972 · cotton, leather · Costume Institute

Claret velveteen is not a standard men's suiting fabric and the decorative printed lining is vogue for the period. But this suit, worn by a man interested in the style of the time, is relatively traditional in its construction; particularly worth noting is that the pants are cut with narrow legs rather than in the popular bell-bottom style.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1972

Medium

cotton, leather

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