Trouser Suit
1993 (made)
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Blue synthetic satin trouser suit, jacket cut with high-waisted double-breasted pair of buttons below bust and straight-cut satin trousers. Designed to be worn with accompanying blue synthetic organza blouse with ostrich feather collar and cuffs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Synthetic satin, organza and ostrich feathers |
| Brief description | Suit, jacket, trousers and blouse, blue satin trouser suit with ostrich-feather trimmed organza blouse, Hamish Morrow, London, Great Britain, 1993 |
| Physical description | Blue synthetic satin trouser suit, jacket cut with high-waisted double-breasted pair of buttons below bust and straight-cut satin trousers. Designed to be worn with accompanying blue synthetic organza blouse with ostrich feather collar and cuffs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Hamish Morrow |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/1540, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Street Style 1993-4 UK' (includes the shoes T.678:1, 2-1995). This was exhibited in the Streetstyle show as an example of contemporary street wear. This is an extremely early example of the work of Hamish Morrow. Since making this suit in 1993, he has gone on to become a well-known fashion designer. He started his studies at Central St Martins in 1989, and eventually graduated from the RCA with a MA in menswear fashion design. After several placements in Milan, he worked under the creative direction of John Bartlett at Byblos during the 1990s. In 2000 he returned to London to launch his first own-label fashion collection in Feb 2001, during London Fashion Week. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Street Style 1993-4 UK'. |
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| Accession number | T.461 to 463-1993 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2008 |
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