Not currently on display at the V&A

Suit

1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Single-breasted man's lounge suit made of patterned wool.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Trousers
Materials and techniques
Woven wool with pleats, and plastic buttons
Brief description
Single-breasted man's lounge suit made of patterned wool, designed by Lawrence Willcocks, made by Blades of Savile Row, England, 1985.
Physical description
Single-breasted man's lounge suit made of patterned wool.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.80kg
Weighed together with T.90-1985.
Credit line
Given by Blades of Savile Row
Object history
Registered File number 1984/2216. The cloth is made of Lumb's Golden Bale Super 100s quality wool from Taylor and Lodge of Huddersfield. It has a small mosaic pattern woven in a blend of brown and midnight blue. It won the Autumn/Winter 1985 award at the National Wool Textile Corporation Annual Design Contest.

Given with accessories: Shirt T.88, Bow Tie T.89 and Handkerchief T.90-1985.
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.87&A-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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