pants suit
See also: pants-suit and pantssuit
English
Noun
pants suit (plural pants suits)
- Alternative form of pantsuit
- 1974, Helen H. Foster; William W. Streeter, Only One Cummington: A Book in Two Parts, LCCN 74-75618, page 141:
- Pants suits are common for females and the males vie with them in the area of color and design!
- 1975, Chester R. Wasson, Consumer Behavior: A Managerial Viewpoint, page 299:
- By 1970, however, retailers were glad to have the pants suit, with the complete collapse of the midi, and by 1974 the pants suit had become an item that was considered a must alternative in every well-dressed woman’s wardrobe, although no longer the dressiest number.
- 1986, Peter J. Frost; Vance F. Mitchell; Walter R. Nord, Organizational Reality: Reports from the Firing Line, third edition, page 139:
- Pants suits are booming in popularity with women for good reason. Once a woman starts wearing pants suits she finds it very difficult to go back to skirts and dresses.