Hunting Suit
1930-1939 (made)
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Hunting suit. Black and white shepherd's check tweed jacket with leather yoke, green faced collar. Matching breeches. Green waistcoat with gilt buttons. Pale green woollen shirt, black and white spotted wool cravat, scarlet flannel braces. Leather riding boots. Cravat pin with stag's tooth mount.
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Parts | This object consists of 20 parts.
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Brief description | Man's hunting suit |
Physical description | Hunting suit. Black and white shepherd's check tweed jacket with leather yoke, green faced collar. Matching breeches. Green waistcoat with gilt buttons. Pale green woollen shirt, black and white spotted wool cravat, scarlet flannel braces. Leather riding boots. Cravat pin with stag's tooth mount. |
Production type | Haute couture |
Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoe: Pleasure and Pain
Shiny Leather
Leather boots are associated with war and physical strength, and have a strong sexual appeal for both men and women. The boot-clad men in homosexual erotica are muscular and bursting with sexual prowess, while uniformed men in boots combine illicit desire and danger. Riding boots even have a fetishist following. Boots are perhaps the only footwear with such universal erotic appeal.
Men’s riding boots
1930–39
London
Peal and Co. Ltd
Leather
Worn and given by Aubrey Esson-Scott
V&A: T.712H&G-1974(2015-2016) |
Credit line | Given by Aubrey Esson-Scott |
Object history | Worn by Aubrey Esson-Scott for stag-hunting Historical significance: Another rare example of a completely intact man's ensemble from the 1930s. |
Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
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Accession number | T.712 to S-1974 |
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Record created | August 16, 2004 |
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