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Extensive Definition
A pantsuit, also known as a trouser suit, is a
woman's suit of
clothing consisting of
trousers and a matching
or coordinating coat or
jacket. The pantsuit was very popular in the 1920s, during the
Roaring Twenties when women took on a new role wearing pantsuits,
hats, and even using canes.
André
Courrèges introduced long trousers for women as a fashion item
in the late 1960s, and over the
next 40 years pantsuits gradually became acceptable business wear
for women. In 1966, designer
Yves Saint-Laurent introduced his Le Smoking, an
evening pantsuit for women that mimicked a man's tuxedo.
More recently, Hillary
Rodham Clinton is known for her trademark blue pantsuits.
References
External links
- [http://search2.famsf.org:8080/mygallery/view.shtml?record=312842 Courrèges' pantsuit], from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
pantsuit in German: Hosenanzug