Suit
ca. 1968 (made)
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Worn with a silk rollneck shirt , this suit exemplifies the informal dress codes of the later 1960s. The revolutionary idea of replacing the shirt and tie reached even to Savile Row establishments. Gilbey uses a traditional tweed for a futuristic design, incoroporating zipped front and pocket fastenings.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool tweed |
| Brief description | Grey wool tweed suit with zip detail, by Tom Gilbey, London, England, ca. 1968. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Kenneth Swift |
| Object history | Registered File number 1995/1099. |
| Summary | Worn with a silk rollneck shirt , this suit exemplifies the informal dress codes of the later 1960s. The revolutionary idea of replacing the shirt and tie reached even to Savile Row establishments. Gilbey uses a traditional tweed for a futuristic design, incoroporating zipped front and pocket fastenings. |
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| Accession number | T.642:1, 2-1995 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2006 |
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