Dress suit ensemble of bright red, beige, and white plaid knit

Title
Dress suit ensemble of bright red, beige, and white plaid knit
LC Subject
main garments
Designer
Kasper
Description
Dress suit ensemble of bright red, beige, and white plaid knit: a) Dress of plaid skirt with attached shell bodice of ecru silk with scoop neckline; skirt is slightly dropped at the waist; knee-length b) Jacket of self-plaid with V-neckline and long sleeves; button and loop closure at center-front with loops of self-plaid fabric; Two pocket lapels at front hips; jacket opening and hem are trimmed in a band of self-plaid in an alternating direction from the body and sleeves of the jacket; the band trim creates an X-pattern; fully lined in cream synthetic.
Designer Label
Joan Leslie/ by Kasper
Motif
Plaid
Work Type
ensembles (costume)
Location
United States
Date
1970/1979
Identifier
1980.020.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Polyester Knit
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
This ensemble may be from the late 1960s or early 1970s (DLF 2015)