This is a really fantastic Ben Zuckerman suit from the 1960's. It is a dark grey wool lined in sunshine yellow silk and trimmed in astrakhan, which is the fur of very young Karakul sheep.
The really striking thing about this outfit is the wonderful silk blouse. The blouse is sleeveless and has a 'barrister' collar. You can see that it fastens with press studs so that the clean line of the front of the blouse is not interrupted with buttons. The jacket has matching cuffs in the same yellow silk so it looks like the blouse is long sleeved when the jacket is on.

Photos courtesy of Sorpha.

From 18 January 1963 Palm Beach Daily News- Ben Zuckerman showing today.

'Ben Zuckerman, Hall of Fame fashion great, will be here personally with his complete collection of suits, coats and costumes for resort and spring... trend setting silhouettes in exotic fabrics and colors will be informally modelled from ten 'til five... typically this graphite French flannel vestee with French plaid chiffon dress. $385'

This ad shows an really interesting outfit, rather unusual for Zuckerman. The dress is a floaty chiffon not particularly tailored, paired with a rather severely tailored vest.

The outfit was sold at Martha's in Palm Beach, FL. This store was one of six, based originally in New York, that sold only the finest clothing, including excellent copies of French designers such as Dior, Givenchy and Chanel.

 

This is a 1960's Ben Zuckerman dress and jacket in raspberry pink with a light pink satin blouse worn over the dress. This style, a dress with an overblouse was very popular in the early 1960's and shows how Zuckerman was following the latest trends of the time.
The material of the skirt and jacket is really interesting, it is ribbed and appears striped. The loose, boxy cut of the jacket is very Chanel-like, as is the easy wearability of the whole outfit, as Chanel was no fan of restrictive clothing.
Photos courtesy of VintageLoveLove88

From Vogue, 1958, a Ben Zuckerman coat in raspberry.
This coat is fantastic! There are pleats at the waist and the back is in a 'sack' shape. This style of back was used frequently by Balenciaga and this coat is probably a homage to the master.

From Vogue, 1961- A Ben Zuckerman coat in tweed. The coat still shows some influences from the previous decade- the nipped waist and bell skirt but it is also showing the influence of the more youthful 1960s, the length is shorter.

From 1953- A Ben Zuckerman coat in chocolate brown in a long swing shape. The coat has no collar but features large buttons running down to the waist as well as at the wrist. There is a decorative seam just below the bottom button.

This photo was taken by Horst P Horst, the famous photographer who worked from the mid 1930's to 1991. He was well known for his fashion photographs as well as his photographs of movie stars from the golden age. He worked mainly in black and white but as is evidenced in this photo he did take colour photos. He was born in Germany in 1906 and died in Palm Beach in 1999.

This is a Ben Zuckerman ensemble in rich black silk. The ensemble is made up of a sleeveless dress with an a-line skirt and a short jacket with 3/4 length sleeves and a ring collar.
The material of this outfit is a heavy silk with a slight sheen to it.
I would date this suit to the early 1960's as it has a slight Jacqueline Kennedy feel to it.
Photos courtesy of Woodland Farm Antiques.