Evening Suit
1952 (made)
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This suit won the Tailor and Cutter Gold (Dandy) Trophy of 1960. The elegant tail-suit is the most challenging of tailored garments to make. "White tie" is now worn for only the most formal occasions, such as banquets, balls and some ambassadorial events. Fred Astaire's tail-suit in the film 'Top Hat' (1935) was made by this prestigious company, which was one of the last to retain the one tailor, one garment system.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Worsted and shot silk |
| Brief description | Wool worsted evening suit, made by Kilgour French & Stanbury, London, 1952 |
| Physical description | Black wool worsted and shot silk tail-coat and trousers. |
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| Gallery label | This suit won the Tailor and Cutter Gold (Dandy) Trophy of 1960. The elegant tail-suit is the most challenging of tailored garments to make. "White tie" is now worn for only the most formal occasions, such as banquets, balls and some ambassadorial events. Fred Astaire's tail-suit in the film 'Top Hat' (1935) was made by this prestigious company.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Kilgour French & Stanbury |
| Object history | Part of a tail suit T.18:1 to 8-1997. This suit won the Tailor and Cutter Gold (Dandy) Trophy of 1960. The elegant tail-suit is the most challenging of tailored garments to make. Kilgour French & Stanbury was one of the last Savile Row firms to retain the one tailor, one garment system. Historical significance: The elegant tail-suit is the most challenging of tailored garments to make. 'White tie' is now worn for only the most formal occasions, such as banquets, balls and some ambassadorial events. Fred Astaire's tail-suit in the RKO film 'Top Hat' (1935) was made by this prestigious company, which was one of the last Savile Row firms to retain the one tailor, one garment system. |
| Summary | This suit won the Tailor and Cutter Gold (Dandy) Trophy of 1960. The elegant tail-suit is the most challenging of tailored garments to make. "White tie" is now worn for only the most formal occasions, such as banquets, balls and some ambassadorial events. Fred Astaire's tail-suit in the film 'Top Hat' (1935) was made by this prestigious company, which was one of the last to retain the one tailor, one garment system. |
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| Accession number | T.18:1, 2-1997 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2003 |
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