Ensemble

Designer Ralph Lauren American
 Design House Ralph Lauren American

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Ralph Lauren began adapting tailored menswear for women with the introduction of his first women's fashions in 1971. Lauren's designs did not simply resemble menswear styling, but their construction followed the details of men's garments. In this suit, the pinstriped wool parallels that used in men's suiting, and the jacket is interfaced to mirror the firm structure of men's tailoring. While the cut is adjusted to a woman's proportions, the female form is not exaggerated or tightly contoured, offering the ease of the male garment as well as its authoritative appearance.

Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American

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Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American
Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American
Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American
Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American
Ensemble, Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939), (a,b) wool; (c) cotton; (d,e) synthetic fiber; (f) silk; (g,h) leather, plastic (vinyl), American

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