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Shirt

Spring/summer 1994 (made)
Artist/Maker
Smith, Paul (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Paul Smith is one of Britain's most commercially successful designers. This shirt was designed to be worn with a boldly checked suit and illustrates one of Smith's design hallmarks: the use of contrasting colour and assertive print. Smith's embrace of strong colour and print infuses his traditional tailoring with a lighthearted appeal.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Day Wear
Womenswear
Object type
Shirt
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Brief description
Woman's shirt, lilac cotton, designed by Paul Smith, Great Britain, 1994.
Physical description
Woman's shirt in lilac cotton.
Dimensions
  • Bust circumference: 94cm
  • Length: 74cm
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
'Paul Smith / Women' (Clothing label)
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
From the designer's first womenswear collection in 1994, this shirt was worn with a Teddy-Boy inspired suit (see T.479 and T.480-1994).

Registered File number 1994/972.
Production
Spring/summer 1994 collection.
Summary
Paul Smith is one of Britain's most commercially successful designers. This shirt was designed to be worn with a boldly checked suit and illustrates one of Smith's design hallmarks: the use of contrasting colour and assertive print. Smith's embrace of strong colour and print infuses his traditional tailoring with a lighthearted appeal.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.481-1994

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351704/shirt-smith-paul/
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