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Man's suit

Man's suit

  • Place of origin:

    London (made)
    United States (fabric, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1968 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Mr Fish (designer)
    Hexter (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Printed cotton velvet, lined with silk, metal, padded

  • Credit Line:

    Given by David Mlinaric

  • Museum number:

    T.310&A-1979

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

This suit was made in 'The Sixties', when psychedelic colours were very popular. The corduroy is an American furnishing fabric by Hexter. The donor, Mr David Mlinaric, purchased the fabric while on a visit to the USA so that he could have a suit made from it on his return home.

Physical description

Man's suit consisting of a jacket and trousers made of striped voided cotton velvet corduroy. The coloured stripes are printed in green, orange, red and yellow which are overprinted to get brown and beige well as darker reds and greens giving a rainbow effect to the colours.

Place of Origin

London (made)
United States (fabric, made)

Date

ca. 1968 (made)

Artist/maker

Mr Fish (designer)
Hexter (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Printed cotton velvet, lined with silk, metal, padded

Object history note

The suit was made during the period when psychedelic colours were at their most popular. The corduroy is an American furnishing fabric by Hexter, purchased by the owner with the intention of having a suit made from it.

Both the jacket and trousers have been let out at least one inch at the centre back.

Descriptive line

Suit consisting of a jacket and trousers of printed cotton velvet, fabric made by Hexter, United States, suit designed by Mr Fish, London, ca. 1968

Categories

ELISE; Fashion; Men's clothes; Textiles; Europeana Fashion Project

Collection

Textiles and Fashion Collection

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