Ensemble

Manufacturer Pukumestarit Finnish

Manufacturer Textile manufactured by W. & E. Crowther, Ltd. British

Department Store Lord & Taylor American

1971

Not on view

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.

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Title: Ensemble
Manufacturer: Pukumestarit
Manufacturer: Textile manufactured by W. & E. Crowther, Ltd. (British, founded 1872)
Department Store: Lord & Taylor (American, founded 1826)
Date: 1971
Culture: British
Medium: wool, synthetic
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
Object Number: 2009.300.1049a–c
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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