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Yellow Day Suit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Yellow Day Suit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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Yellow Day Suit

Artifact IDMO 63.1265a-b
Object Type Suit
Date 1962
Date Worn6/30/1962
Date Worn1/1/63
Designer (Fashion Designer, American, born France, 1913-2006)
Place WornPalm Beach, Florida
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Place WornMexico City, Mexico, North America
Medium Linen
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
 overall1: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionA two piece day suit in pale yellow linen with a jacket and an A-line skirt. The collarless jacket has a bow at center.
Historical NoteFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore this suit on her visit to the National Institute for the Protection of Children in Mexico City, Mexico on June 30, 1962. She also wore it in Palm Beach, Florida on New Years Day, 1963.

Oleg Cassini based his design for the suit after after a spring-summer 1962 model created by Jules-Francois Crahay for Nina Ricci. Crahay was popular with young-minded couture clients, including President Kennedy's sisters. Cassini adapted Crahay's suit in uncrushable linen, an appropriate choice for Mexico City in the summer, and in one of the "sun colors" Mrs. Kennedy selected for this visit.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem is from the personal collection of President and Mrs. Kennedy. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
Place WornPalm Beach, Florida
Place WornMexico City, Mexico, North America
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055728)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NotePlease contact the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation for permission to use image.
In Collection(s)
On view
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Archive folder First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with children during a tour of the National Institute for the Protection of Children in Mexico City, Mexico: "Museum Collection – Yellow Suit"