Men's suit

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2023.1.19.3ab.CM.SU.C1970.US
Authors:
Bill Blass for PBM (American, founded 1968)
Department store Bonwit Teller (American, New York 1895-1990)
Description
Grey-green tweed men's suit in a beige-black windowpane check, consists of double-breasted jacket with moderate notch lapels, three pairs of buttons fastening, and has two more buttons on each sleeve, with classic two valve pockets and one leaflet pocket on the chest; and tapered trousers with horizontal welt pockets at front.

Accompanied by white cotton shirt with pleated chest “Creation Eton of Sweden”; silk necktie in optical red-white-black geometric pattern “Ortal” (Poland); sunglasses in a large square plastic frame.
Material
Wool
Origin
circa 1970 United States
Related objects
Men's shirt
Necktie
Exhibition History
• 2022.07.27–2022.08.26. ‘Fiesta of colors.Fashion of 1970s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.