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Trousers

2009 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rajesh Pratap Singh is one of India's foremost fashion designers, creating both womenswear and menswear collections for an Indian and international clientele. His designs combine western and Indian elements, and he is particularly known for contemporising traditional Indian fabrics and techniques. These trousers are designed to be worn with his 'Gamcha' jacket (IS.25-2012).

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Brief description
Men's trousers, cotton, designed by Rajesh Pratap Singh, Delhi, 2009
Physical description
Trousers, white cotton.
Gallery label
(03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016)
GAMCHA JACKET

This jacket is inspired by the common gamcha cloth, a coarse checked cotton towel
used by working men for multiple purposes including wiping sweat from the body. Rajesh Pratap Singh has reinterpreted this inexpensive textile in silk, cotton and linen which have been hand-woven in his studio. Revaluing gamcha, the ensemble combines fine tailoring with hand-stitched details.

Designed by Rajesh Pratap Singh (b.1969)
Silk, cotton and linen
Delhi, 2009
V&A: IS. 25, 26, 29-2012
Summary
Rajesh Pratap Singh is one of India's foremost fashion designers, creating both womenswear and menswear collections for an Indian and international clientele. His designs combine western and Indian elements, and he is particularly known for contemporising traditional Indian fabrics and techniques. These trousers are designed to be worn with his 'Gamcha' jacket (IS.25-2012).
Collection
Accession number
IS.26-2012

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Record createdNovember 5, 2012
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