Invented as a mainstream “trend” in the ’60s by Yves Saint Laurent and André Courrèges, the pantsuit was a controversial fashion piece of the day and as some will argue, remains so in particular environments today.
While Courrèges pioneered the “trend” of trousers with his trouser-suit in 1961, it was YSL who pushed the idea onto fashion buyers in 1966 in London and Paris, when he introduced the “Le Smoking” pantsuit into his collection for the fall/winter season. The suit included a tuxedo style jacket and what fashion reporters coined “city pants” for the trouser-pants.
From its humble beginning in the ’60s through today's modern professional woman, pantsuits remain a fashion staple in the London Fashion scene, as well as the rest of the world.
THE PANT SUIT