Blouse
1952 (made)
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Frederick Starke was known for his exceptionally smart, top-quality ready-to-wear fashions. This three-piece has a crisp white cotton blouse, slimline straight skirt and croppped matador jacket with curved front panels. The eye-catching satin cummerbund on to which the jacket fastens with self-covered buttons. Captivated by a photograph of it in Vogue, Mrs Sampson chose this dashing ensemble for her going-away outfit.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton trimmed with lace |
| Brief description | Cotton blouse trimmed with lace, designed by Frederick Starke, Great Britain 1952 |
| Physical description | White cotton blouse trimmed with lace. |
| Gallery label | Frederick Starke was known for his exceptionally smart, top-quality ready-to-wear fashions. This three-piece has a crisp white cotton blouse, slimline straight skirt and cropped matador jacket with curved front panels. The eye-catching finishing touch is a softly pleated crimson satin cummerbund on which the jacket fastens with self-covered buttons. Captivated by a photograph of it in Vogue, Mrs. Sampson chose this dashing ensemble for her going-away outfit.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Ruth Sampson |
| Object history | Part of an outfit T.643:1 to 5-1996. |
| Production | Ready to wear |
| Summary | Frederick Starke was known for his exceptionally smart, top-quality ready-to-wear fashions. This three-piece has a crisp white cotton blouse, slimline straight skirt and croppped matador jacket with curved front panels. The eye-catching satin cummerbund on to which the jacket fastens with self-covered buttons. Captivated by a photograph of it in Vogue, Mrs Sampson chose this dashing ensemble for her going-away outfit. |
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| Accession number | T.643:3-1996 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2011 |
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