1970's Red/White/Blue Suit
Description
Man's cotton/rayon/silk blend blue/red/white plaid casual suit:
Jacket: Eisenhower style jacket; very large lapels in shirt style collar; center front= 6 large faux mother of pearl buttons/buttonholes; button placket; upper torso - 2 patch pockets on each side, with single decorative button; long set-in sleeve, band cuff, slit bound with bias piece of fabric, single button/buttonhole closure.
Pants: straight legs(slightly wide toward the bottom), 2 waistband; center front- 2 button/buttonhole closure and zipper with placket; slit pockets on sides; right front- faux flap pocket with button for coins; back left- double welt horizontal slit pocket; belt loops; not lined.
65% cotton, 27% rayon, 8% silk; noile
Jacket: Eisenhower style jacket; very large lapels in shirt style collar; center front= 6 large faux mother of pearl buttons/buttonholes; button placket; upper torso - 2 patch pockets on each side, with single decorative button; long set-in sleeve, band cuff, slit bound with bias piece of fabric, single button/buttonhole closure.
Pants: straight legs(slightly wide toward the bottom), 2 waistband; center front- 2 button/buttonhole closure and zipper with placket; slit pockets on sides; right front- faux flap pocket with button for coins; back left- double welt horizontal slit pocket; belt loops; not lined.
65% cotton, 27% rayon, 8% silk; noile
Source
HCT.1999.27.5ab
Date
1976
Decade
1970-1979
Files
Collection
Citation
“1970's Red/White/Blue Suit,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed April 20, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4944.
Item Relations
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