Suit
Guy Laroche · 1970
Guy Laroche
- Couture
- Fluid tailoring
- Ready-to-wear
Guy Laroche opened his Paris fashion house in 1957. Its early collections balanced structured lines with soft movement and developed an international clientele.
Official house website
Five looks to know
Collection selection
Suit
1970
The bright green wool suit pairs a buttoned jacket with a pleated skirt.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection selection
Evening dress
ca. 1964 · V&A collection
Printed nylon.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Collection selection
Evening dress
1971-1972 · V&A collection
Embroidered silk.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Pantsuit
1970 · The Met collection
(a–c) leather, rhinestone.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landmark design
Mireille Darc’s backless film dress
1972
Created for Mireille Darc in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, this dress became famous for its dramatically low back.
© Les Arts Décoratifs / Jean Tholance; gift of Mireille Darc, 994.113.1Archive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1970
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Guy Laroche
The house archive presents a practice grounded in drawing, draping and the wearer, with couture and ready-to-wear forming connected parts of Laroche’s approach to modern Parisian dressing.