DESCRIPTION: (4 Pc) Vintage Adolfo pair of two (2) piece wool jacket and skirt Chanel-style suits. This grouping set includes:

(2 Pc) two-piece jacket and skirt set in mustard yellow tweedy wool knit with gold tone metal buttons. The jacket features a neck collar, frontal buttoned closure and pockets. Skirt is a classic high waisted pencil skirt with elastic waist.
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(2 Pc) two-piece jacket and skirt set in red tweedy knit with black and green accents. Short jacket features long sleeves and frontal buttoned closure. Skirt is a classic high waisted pencil skirt with elastic waist, embellished with frontal decorative pockets.

Adolfo began his career as a milliner and apprenticed at Balenciaga before moving to New York in 1948 to apprentice at Bergdorf Goodman. After receiving several awards for his hat designs, he opened his own millinery house in 1962 with a loan from Bill Blass. He began designing clothing for his models to wear while showing his hats and by the mid 1960s his celebrity clients ranged from the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Betsy Bloomingdale to Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan who wore a red Adolfo dress, currently in the Smithsonian, to her husband’s second inaugural ball. In the 1960s Adolfo’s designs were playful and even flamboyant, though by the 1980s he was best known for his ladylike, Chanel-inspired cardigan suits.

CIRCA: 20th Century
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: Small size, see details below:

Mustard yellow: Jacket: Sleeve 23" Shoulder 16" Length 23 1/2"
Skirt: Waist 26" (elastic) Hips 38" Length 29"

Red: Jacket: Sleeve 24" Shoulder 16" Length 24 1/2"
Skirt: Waist 26" (elastic) Hips 38" Length 28"

CONDITION: Good pre-owned condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained upon sms or email.