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Bow tie

Bow tie

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, UK (made)

  • Date:

    1966-1967 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Synthetic velvet

  • Museum number:

    T.563:4-1997

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This distinctive suit with its long frock coat and tall 'highwayman' collar was worn for public appearances by the cabaret group 'The International Minipops' who toured their musical puppet show on luxury cruise-liners.It is typical of the more flamboyant menswear available from Carnaby Street boutiques in the 1960s. Retailers such as Take Six's owner, Sidney Brent, carefully courted show-business personalities as clients in order to generate useful publicity.

Physical description

Purple synthetic velvet bow tie.

Place of Origin

Great Britain, UK (made)

Date

1966-1967 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Synthetic velvet

Dimensions

Weight: 0.44 kg

Object history note

Part of a man's ensemble T.563:1 to 16-1997.

Descriptive line

Synthetic velvet bow tie, Great Britain, 1966-1967

Exhibition History

Sixties Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/06/2006-25/02/2007)

Materials

Synthetic fibre

Techniques

Velvet weave

Categories

Fashion; Accessories; Men's clothes

Collection code

T&F

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