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Trousers

1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caroline Charles uses distinctive fabrics to create sophisticated clothes for modern women. In addition to her understated output, she makes such dramatic statements as this softly tailored vivid orange and black four-piece ensemble. The long, cutaway jacket worn over lean, cuffed black pants, has elements of the frock coat. From her Beauchamp Place headquarters Caroline Charles leads an international business which includes prestigious consultancies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool crêpe
Brief description
Black wool crêpe trousers, designed by Caroline Charles, Great Britain, 1989
Physical description
Black wool crêpe trousers. Lean and cuffed.
Production typeHaute couture
Gallery label
Caroline Charles uses distinctive fabrics to create sophisticated clothes for modern women. In addition to her understated output, she makes such dramatic statements as this softly tailored vivid orange and black four-piece ensemble. The long, cutaway jacket worn over lean, cuffed black pants, has elements of the frock coat. From her Beauchamp Place headquarters Caroline Charles leads an international business which includes prestigious consultancies.(1997)
Credit line
Given by Miss Caroline Charles
Object history
Registered File number 1989/925.
Part of a women's trouser suit ensemble T.249 to C-1989.
Summary
Caroline Charles uses distinctive fabrics to create sophisticated clothes for modern women. In addition to her understated output, she makes such dramatic statements as this softly tailored vivid orange and black four-piece ensemble. The long, cutaway jacket worn over lean, cuffed black pants, has elements of the frock coat. From her Beauchamp Place headquarters Caroline Charles leads an international business which includes prestigious consultancies.
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy (ed). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997. pp. 58-59.
Collection
Accession number
T.249A-1989

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Record createdNovember 11, 2010
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