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Suit

1991-2 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dolce & Gabbana (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Suit, black wool coat, buff cotton velvet waistcoat and trousers, brown leather belt, Dolce & Gabbana, Italy, Autumn/Winter 1991-2

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Men's Clothes
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Suit
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Belt
  • Waistcoat
  • Trousers
  • Coat
Brief description
Suit, black wool coat, buff cotton velvet waistcoat and trousers, brown leather belt, Dolce & Gabbana, Italy, Autumn/Winter 1991-2
Gallery label
(05/04/2014-27/07/2014)
Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"

CREAM COTTON MAN’S SUIT
Dolce & Gabbana, Autumn/Winter 1991/2
Cotton suit with wool coat
In 1982 Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana began collaborating as fashion consultants in Milan. Soon after, they started to design women’s ready-to-wear under their Dolce & Gabbana label. They added menswear to their offerings in 1990, and the following year were awarded the Woolmark Award for most innovative men’s collection of the year.
GIVEN BY MARK REED
V&A: T.52:1 TO 4-2011. SHOWN WITH MODERN JUMPER
Credit line
Given by Mark Reed
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.52:1 to 4-2011

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Record createdMarch 29, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1193803/suit-dolce--gabbana/
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