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Shoulder bag

Shoulder bag

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, UK (designed)

  • Date:

    1979 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Daks-Simpson (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Canvas, leather

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Dr. Leonard Simpson

  • Museum number:

    T.310-1980

  • Gallery location:

    In store

  • Image in copyright

The House of Simpson tailoring establishment was founded by Simeon Simpson in the late 19th century. In 1917 his son Alexander joined the business and later introduced Daks (an amalgam of Dad and Slacks) trousers in 1934, which eliminated the need for braces. 1934 was also the year that the company opened their store in Piccadilly and in the late 1930s they began designing classic womenswear. Designed as part of the DAKS total look, this practical bag has the interior pockets and fittings associated with informal country styling. With its DAKS logo and signature check, this bag has become a British classic.

Physical description

Brown and black checked canvas and leather shoulder bag

Place of Origin

Great Britain, UK (designed)

Date

1979 (made)

Artist/maker

Daks-Simpson (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Canvas, leather

Descriptive line

Shoulder bag in brown checked canvas and leather, Daks-Simpson, Britain, 1979

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. V&A Publications, London, England, 1997, p. 158.

Exhibition History

The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997 (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1997-31/12/1997)

Labels and date

Designed as part of the DAKS total look, this practical bag has interior pockets and fittings, allied to "country styling". With its DAKS logo and signature check, this bag has become a British classic. [1997]

Materials

Leather; Canvas

Categories

Textiles; Fashion; Accessories

Collection code

T&D

Qr_O84235
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