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Top Hat

1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moss Bros (retailer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Grey felt top hat with black felt trim.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Men's Clothes
Formal Wear
Hats & Headwear
Object type
Top hat
Materials and techniques
Felt
Felting
Brief description
Grey felt top hat, part of man's morning outfit, Moss Bros., Great Britain, 1996.
Physical description
Grey felt top hat with black felt trim.
Gallery label
(1997)
The most formal of men's daywear, morning dress is a familiar sight at weddings and at grand events such as Royal Garden Parties, the Trooping of the Colour and Royal Ascot. The distinctive, sloping fronts of the morning coat originated in riding coats of the late 18th century.
Credit line
Given by Mr Roland Gee of Moss Bros
Object history
Part of a man's morning outfit, T.220:1 to 7-1996.

Registered File number 1996/592.
Bibliographic reference
de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. Victoria and Albert Publications, 1997, p. 66, plate 35.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.220:1-1996

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Record createdMarch 17, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1193540/top-hat-moss-bros/
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