An ad from May Company, Wilshire- 'Master couturier Ben Zuckerman draws Easter suit on the curve, telescope sleeves, arched hips, scallops, zigzag details.'

May Company was a chain of high end department stores, opened in the 1920 and merged with Robinsons in 1983. The store on Wilshire Boulevard still exists, and now houses the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

From the 1 October, 1961 Vogue- an ad from Bonwit Teller featuring a fantastic Ben Zuckerman ensemble.

'Ben Zuckerman's divine new covered costume look for theatre, important evenings. Basque dress, sleeveless and easy, the shaped jacket with an immense crown of Russian sable. Petal pink or beige. Misses sizes, $975. From our Designer Studio, it has, above all, the Bonwit Teller touch.'

Also from the February 1956 Harper's Bazaar.

'Nine-tenths of a coat, with a new, just visible loosening of its strict, perfected cut, seen here in the shadow of the year's hattiest hat: beige straw, wreathed in dotted silk. The coat by Ben Zuckerman, in Lesur white herringbone.  Emme hat, gloves by Kislav, stockings by Fine Feathers.'

From the February 1956 Harper's Bazaar. 

'Spring's credo: perfection pared to the bone. Ben Zuckerman's belted-in suit- a case in point.'

From the 25 April 1965 L.A. Times- Fashion cools it with linen.

'Ben Zuckerman, one of America's greatest tailors, blends deepened rosy pinks in a three part costume that's practically a whole wardrobe. His thinly belted overblouse rides over an easy skirt with pockets slashed into each side. Jacketed by day,  it wears the precise stamp of border-stitched edges, continental vents at the back and just a hint of a yoke (faked by overlapping shoulder seams).'

What a lovely Ben Zuckerman suit! Trimmed in fur at the collar and cuffs, this suit is quite spectacular. I would date this suit to the early 1960's.

From the 7 March 1956 L.A. Times- The Important Italian Silks- the very finest from Como, Italy.

On the left is a suit by Ben Reig, an important design house of the same era as Zuckerman.

The suit on the right is a Zuckerman, a box-jacket suit in navy or cocoa. $198.85.