Suit
late 1960s
Materials
wool
House / label
PBM (manufacturer)
Collection
late 1960s
Archive reference
1976.368.5a, b; Bill Blass, designer; PBM, manufacturer; Bonwit Teller & Co., department store
Behind the design
A bold windowpane check covers the jacket and trousers. The Met connects the design to a plaid suit worn by the Duke of Windsor, distinguishing Blass’s reference from the Regency and Edwardian dandies influencing other late-1960s menswear.