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Suit

1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Turquoise single-breasted high three-button jacket and creased trousers, jacket with a psychedelic patterned lining. Tone-on-tone contrasting binding to jacket collar, lapels, and square pocket flaps.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Trousers
Materials and techniques
Wool and synthetic blend
Brief description
Suit: jacket and trousers, turquoise wool-synthetic blend single-breasted suit, Mr Fish, London, Great Britain, 1971
Physical description
Turquoise single-breasted high three-button jacket and creased trousers, jacket with a psychedelic patterned lining. Tone-on-tone contrasting binding to jacket collar, lapels, and square pocket flaps.
Credit line
Given by John Edwards
Object history
Registered File number 1993/1036, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of a 1971 Fashion Psychedelic outfit (includes the shirt T.531-1993).
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Not described in the exhibition publication.
Collection
Accession number
T.430, 431-1993

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
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