Suit

ca. 1972

Not on view

Bill Blass's fashion legacy is of simple elegance and impeccable tailoring in American sportswear. The Blass style consisted of menswear-inspired garments for women with innovative combinations of patterns and textures. Blass catered to the highest levels of American society, creating designs that were wearable but sophisticated.

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Title: Suit
Design House: Bill Blass Ltd. (American, founded 1970)
Designer: Bill Blass (American, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1922–2002 New Preston, Connecticut)
Manufacturer: Pincus Brothers - Maxwell
Department Store: Hutzler's
Date: ca. 1972
Culture: American
Medium: wool
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Stewart Johnson, 1989
Object Number: 2009.300.1054a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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