Suit
ca. 1974 (made)
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Top milliner David Shilling wore this dazzling suit, with its larger-than-life version of the traditional herringbone weave. Daring and fashionable, it reveals the extreme styles available at this time as well as the adventurous taste of the wearer, who accessorised the suit with the stylish pink and cream spotted tie seen here. Italian suit makers Bugatti designed the suit around 1974, a period when the traditional tailoring of Savile Row was being challenged by more daring British menswear designers as well as foreign fashion houses..
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool herringbone, cotton and silk |
| Brief description | Black and white wool herringbone suit |
| Physical description | Black and white wool herringbone suit, cream cotton shirt and pink spotted tie |
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| Credit line | Given by David Shilling |
| Summary | Top milliner David Shilling wore this dazzling suit, with its larger-than-life version of the traditional herringbone weave. Daring and fashionable, it reveals the extreme styles available at this time as well as the adventurous taste of the wearer, who accessorised the suit with the stylish pink and cream spotted tie seen here. Italian suit makers Bugatti designed the suit around 1974, a period when the traditional tailoring of Savile Row was being challenged by more daring British menswear designers as well as foreign fashion houses.. |
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| Accession number | T.74 to C-1983 |
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| Record created | September 17, 2003 |
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