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Skirt Suit

autumn 1942 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Utility (designed for)
Peter Russell (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Tailored jacket and skirt in cream & brown checked wool


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Day Wear
Womenswear
Object type
Skirt suit
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
wool, tailored
Wool
Tailoring
Weaving
Brief description
Skirt suit, 1942, British; Utility, designed by Peter Russell. Board of Trade pattern 28
Physical description
Tailored jacket and skirt in cream & brown checked wool
Dimensions
  • T.47 1942 length: 68.6cm (of back) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.47 1942 width: 41.3cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.47 a 1942 length: 68.6cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.47 a 1942 circumference: 68.6cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.47 b 1942 length: 72.4cm (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
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.47&A-1942

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Record createdNovember 22, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140895/skirt-suit-peter-russell/
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