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Skirt Suit

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Long jacket and miniskirt made from a 1960s brown iridescent wool and synthetic blend gabardine.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
Materials and techniques
Wool and synthetic blend gabardine
Brief description
Suit: longline jacket and short miniskirt, MMM Tailoring, Walsall, made from 1960s fabric, 1992
Physical description
Long jacket and miniskirt made from a 1960s brown iridescent wool and synthetic blend gabardine.
Production typeUnique
Object history
Registered File number 1993/1956, Streestyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Skinhead Revival UK Early 1990s' (includes the shirt T.570-1993, the tights T.571-1993 and the shoes T.572-1993).

Worn by Mandy Jarman as part of her Skinhead Revival outfit of the early 1990s, as a best outfit for going out in, rather than an everyday outfit.
The fabric, "Tonik cloth" came from Dormeuil, who manufactured it exclusively.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Skinhead Revival UK Early 1990s'.
Collection
Accession number
T.568, 569-1993

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Record createdAugust 5, 2008
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