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Valentino

Costume
1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume worn by Rudolf Nureyev in the title role of the film Valentino, 1977.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Film Costumes
  • Jacket
  • Film Costumes
  • Waistcoat
  • Film Costumes
  • Shorts
  • Film Costumes
  • Shoes
  • Film Costumes
  • Shoes
  • Film Costumes
  • Cravat
TitleValentino (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silk satin, decorated with sequins
Brief description
Film costume worn by Rudolf Nureyev in the title role of the film Valentino, 1977
Physical description
Costume consisiting of jacket, waistcoat, shorts, cravat, and matching shoes, worn by Rudolf Nureyev in the title role of the film Valentino.
Dimensions
  • Cravat width width: 30cm
  • Cravat length length: 35cm
  • Shorts, hip width width: 46cm
  • Shorts, waist to hem, length length: 49cm
  • Jacket, length, collar to hem length: 92cm
  • Jacket, shoulder width, laid flat width: 46cm
  • Waistcoat, collar to hem, laid flat length: 72cm
  • Waistcoat, armpit to armpit, width width: 40cm
  • Left shoe, heel to toe length: 27cm
  • Left shoe width width: 10cm
  • Left shoe height height: 14cm
  • Right shoe width width: 10cm
  • Right shoe length, heel to toe length: 27cm
  • Right shoe, height height: 15cm
  • Costume weight, whole weight: 3.2kg
Credit line
Given by the British Film Institute
Summary
Costume worn by Rudolf Nureyev in the title role of the film Valentino, 1977.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Collection
Accession number
S.1670:1 to 6-2015

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Record createdMay 29, 2015
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