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Jacket

1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Muir, Jean (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Short purple leather jacket, in the style of a 17th Century doublet. Stand up stitched collar, long sleeves slightly pleated at shoulders and wrists, flaired stitched cuffs, flaired long waistband. Round epaulettes of leather on shoulders. Fastened at the front with 7 buttons of purple perspex. Cutwork (small holes) on the front opening of the jacket, along the sleeves, and along the centre back seam.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Fashion
Object type
Jacket
Materials and techniques
machine stitched and machine cut out leather
Leather
Perspex
Machine Sewing
Brief description
Purple leather jacket with perspex buttons, British, Jean Muir, Spring 1980.
Physical description
Short purple leather jacket, in the style of a 17th Century doublet. Stand up stitched collar, long sleeves slightly pleated at shoulders and wrists, flaired stitched cuffs, flaired long waistband. Round epaulettes of leather on shoulders. Fastened at the front with 7 buttons of purple perspex. Cutwork (small holes) on the front opening of the jacket, along the sleeves, and along the centre back seam.
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • "Jean Muir / London" (1) Makers's mark; English; back of neck; machine embroidery; silk thread)
  • "100% leather / made in London"
Credit line
Given by Shane Adler
Object history
A very interesting jacket inspired by the early 17th Century doublet in its cut and also in the cut out motifs.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.230-1999

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Record createdNovember 24, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O49600/jacket-muir-jean/
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