- Pantsuit
A pantsuit or pant suit, also known as a trouser suit, is a woman's suit of
clothing consisting oftrousers and a matching or coordinating coat or jacket. The pantsuit was introduced in the 1920s, when women took on a new role wearing pantsuits, hats, and even using canes.Fact|date=April 2007André 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 hisLe Smoking , an evening pantsuit for women that mimicked a man's tuxedo.Alexander, Hilary. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=USWOIMNKXCBAXQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/fashion/2005/12/12/eftux12.xml "Smoke Without Fire."] The Telegraph (Dec. 12, 2005).]Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton is known for her trademark pantsuits and, at the2008 Democratic National Convention , referred to her female supporters as the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit," a reference to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants " novels and films.References
External links
* [http://search2.famsf.org:8080/mygallery/view.shtml?record=312842 Courrèges' pantsuit] , from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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