Jacket
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
- Materials and Techniques:
Raw silk with organza applique and silk embroidery
- Credit Line:
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
- Image in copyright
A highlight in Richard James's "Cecil Beaton Collection" shown at the Opera-Comique, Paris, this most romantic of jackets was a homage to Cecil Beaton's fancy dress jacket of 1937, displayed alongside. The immaculately cut Nehru style is embellished with three-dimensional roses
Physical description
Pink raw silk jacket, Nehru style, with yellow organza applique roses and green silk embroidery.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, United Kingdom (made)
Date
1990 (made)
Artist/maker
Richard James (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Raw silk with organza applique and silk embroidery
Dimensions
Weight: 1.16 kg
Object history note
Registered File number 1996/611.
Descriptive line
Pink raw-silk jacket, Nehru style, with applique roses and embroidery, by Richard James, Great Britain, spring/summer 1990.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion. Victoria and Albert Publications, 1997, plate 78, pp. 40, 60, 107, 188-200, and 205.
Exhibition History
The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/03/1997-27/07/1997)
Labels and date
A highlight in Richard James's "Cecil Beaton Collection" shown at the Opera-Comique, Paris, this most romantic of jackets was a homage to Cecil Beaton's fancy dress jacket of 1937, displayed alongside. The immaculately cut Nehru style is embellished with three-dimensional roses [1997]
Production Note
Spring/Summer 1990 collection.
Materials
Silk (textile); Silk thread; Organza
Techniques
Embroidering; Applied work
Subjects depicted
Roses (flowers)
Categories
Fashion; Men's clothes
Collection code
T&F
