Ensemble

Lord & Taylor|Pukumestarit|W. & E. Crowther, Ltd.

1971 · wool, synthetic · Costume Institute

During the 1970s men broke out of their usual staid business attire and experimented with more stylish silhouettes, fabrics and forms. This ensemble is a combination of parts created by the donor and features bell-bottom pants, which typify that trend. The production of the garments is also noteworthy: the suit fabric was made in England but the suit was probably designed and constructed in Finland; the sweater was commissioned in Italy by an American company, unusual for that time.

Artist

Lord & Taylor|Pukumestarit|W. & E. Crowther, Ltd.

Date

1971

Medium

wool, synthetic

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., 1988