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Skirt Suit

1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ensemble, dark red cotton velvet wrap skirt and jacket with cotton velvet devoré accent at wrapover of skirt. Cotton velvet devoré jersey top with keyhole neckline and a wide velvet inbuilt cummerbund. Grey mohair draped over-jacket with spacious cut and batwing sleeves, trimmed with red and blue silk velvet ribbon


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
  • Jacket
  • Top
Materials and techniques
Cotton jersey, velvet, devoré velvet, mohair and velvet ribbons
Brief description
Ensemble, red velvet, cotton devoré, and mohair with velvet ribbons, Voyage, London, England, Autumn/Winter 1995.
Physical description
Ensemble, dark red cotton velvet wrap skirt and jacket with cotton velvet devoré accent at wrapover of skirt. Cotton velvet devoré jersey top with keyhole neckline and a wide velvet inbuilt cummerbund. Grey mohair draped over-jacket with spacious cut and batwing sleeves, trimmed with red and blue silk velvet ribbon
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1995/1997.
Production
Autumn/Winter 1995 collection.

Attribution note: Each Voyage garment, pre-2002, was demi-couture and unique.
Collection
Accession number
T.691:1 to 4-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2008
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