True Brit
Suit
1993 (made)
1993 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Single-breasted suit of brown and grey striped wool.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | True Brit (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool |
| Brief description | Suit, jacket and trousers, wool, Paul Smith, Great Britain, 1993 |
| Physical description | Single-breasted suit of brown and grey striped wool. |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/2011, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Fashion Mod - Paul Smith - UK Autumn/Winter 1993' (includes the shirt T.307-1994). Describing this suit from his "True Brit" collection, Paul Smith stated: 'My inspiration came from the working class Mods of the sixties who were influenced by the eccentric Savile Row tailoring at the time. It's the bringing together of the working and upper classes through dressing that intrigues me'. |
| Production | Autumn/Winter 1993 collection |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Fashion Mod - Paul Smith - UK Autumn/Winter 1993'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.305, 306-1994 |
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| Record created | May 27, 2009 |
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