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Skirt Suit

1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
Utility (designed for)
Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers (producer (collection))
Amies, Edwin Hardy (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Tailored jacket and skirt in blue and brown plaid wool


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Day Wear
Womenswear
Object type
Skirt suit
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
Materials and techniques
wool plaid, tailored
Wool
Tailoring
Weaving
Brief description
Skirt suit, 1942, English; Utility, probably designed by Hardy Amies. Board of Trade pattern 11
Physical description
Tailored jacket and skirt in blue and brown plaid wool
Dimensions
  • T.49 1942 length: 71.1cm (of back) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.49 1942 width: 40.6cm (across shoulders) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.49 a 1942 length: 73cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.49 a 1942 circumference: 66cm (of waist) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Production typeReady to wear
Credit line
Given by the Board of Trade, through Sir Thomas Barlow, Director-General of Civilian Clothing
Object history
The Hardy Amies archive collection includes a late 1930s suit made from this woollen fabric.
Production
The Hardy Amies archive collection includes a late 1930s suit made from this woollen fabric.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.49&A-1942

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Record createdNovember 22, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140893/skirt-suit-amies-edwin-hardy/
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