Suit
Ted Lapidus · 1966
Ted Lapidus
- Unisex fashion
- Safari suits
- Accessible tailoring
Ted Lapidus brought couture credentials to ready-to-wear, menswear and mass-market lines. The Met associates his work with the safari suit and unisex design of the 1960s.
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Suit
1966
The 1966 wool trouser suit uses a double-breasted jacket and wide lapels.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Summer suit jacket
ca. 1975 · V&A collection
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Suit jacket
ca. 1970 · V&A collection
Slubbed linen.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Jacket
ca. 1975 · V&A collection
Suede.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Sunglasses
early 1980s · The Met collection
Plastic (cellulose acetate, acrylic).
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1966
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Ted Lapidus
Surviving suits show his interest in adapting the tailored wardrobe to contemporary life, including lighter fabric combinations and the wider trouser shapes that followed in the 1970s.