Evening Ensemble
1979 (made)
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Peach jersey tunic with full bishop sleeves and topstitching, sequinned black jersey leggings. Accesorised with a black sequinned skull cap adorned with a feather and blue suede shoes by Manolo Blahnik
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | jersey, sequins, feather, suede shoes |
| Brief description | Jean Muir disco-style evening ensemble, tunic and sequinned leggings with sequin beanie hat. |
| Physical description | Peach jersey tunic with full bishop sleeves and topstitching, sequinned black jersey leggings. Accesorised with a black sequinned skull cap adorned with a feather and blue suede shoes by Manolo Blahnik |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Reflecting the 1970s trend for glamour, a demure beanie is enlivened with all-over sequins and a perky feather. This hat was custom-made to accompany a Jean Muir evening ensemble of peach crepe bloused tunic worn over black sequinned leggings.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Jean Muir |
| Object history | The complete ensemble was donated in 1979 with a customised Adel Rootstein mannequin specially made for the purpose of modelling it. This was part of a group of 25 such total ensembles donated in 1979. |
| Production | Attribution note: Hat made specially to accompany ensemble, which is high end ready to wear |
| Bibliographic reference | de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. V&A Publications, London, England, 1997, p. 145. (hat only) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.279 to 282-1980 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2003 |
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