Day for Night
Ensemble
1984 (made), 2012 (made)
1984 (made), 2012 (made)
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Joe Casely-Hayford (1956–2019) was born in the United Kingdom in 1956, into a British-Ghanaian family.
A graduate of the Tailor and Cutter Academy, St. Martin’s School of Art and of Douglas Hayward of Mount Street, Casely-Hayford established his own menswear label in 1984. His early style demonstrated classic tailoring with a subversive twist drawn from streetstyle and club culture.
This shirt, paired with the trousers, could be worn conventionally as smart officewear during the day, then rebuttoned and changed to make a bolder statement at night. This transformative style was in-line with the 1980s fashion for the customisation of clothing, and reflects Casely-Hayford’s interest in traditional tailoring and how it could be subverted and brought up to date.
In the designer’s own words: ‘This outfit would have been worn at some of the cooler clubs, like Wag, where the dress style was modern retro’.
A graduate of the Tailor and Cutter Academy, St. Martin’s School of Art and of Douglas Hayward of Mount Street, Casely-Hayford established his own menswear label in 1984. His early style demonstrated classic tailoring with a subversive twist drawn from streetstyle and club culture.
This shirt, paired with the trousers, could be worn conventionally as smart officewear during the day, then rebuttoned and changed to make a bolder statement at night. This transformative style was in-line with the 1980s fashion for the customisation of clothing, and reflects Casely-Hayford’s interest in traditional tailoring and how it could be subverted and brought up to date.
In the designer’s own words: ‘This outfit would have been worn at some of the cooler clubs, like Wag, where the dress style was modern retro’.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, with mother-of-pearl buttons; cotton, plastic buttons; leather, hand-stitched, and rubber |
| Brief description | Men's ensemble, 'Day for Night', Joe Casely-Hayford, London, Brick Lane Collection A/W 1984 |
| Physical description | Men's ensemble consisting of a cotton shirt, cotton trousers and a pair of black leather workboots. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered file number 2013/590 Note from RF: 'The button back trousers were considered quite sexy and were extremely popular' - Joe Casely- Hayford Retailed through Jones and Joseph in London, and Suzanne Bartsch in New York. |
| Summary | Joe Casely-Hayford (1956–2019) was born in the United Kingdom in 1956, into a British-Ghanaian family. A graduate of the Tailor and Cutter Academy, St. Martin’s School of Art and of Douglas Hayward of Mount Street, Casely-Hayford established his own menswear label in 1984. His early style demonstrated classic tailoring with a subversive twist drawn from streetstyle and club culture. This shirt, paired with the trousers, could be worn conventionally as smart officewear during the day, then rebuttoned and changed to make a bolder statement at night. This transformative style was in-line with the 1980s fashion for the customisation of clothing, and reflects Casely-Hayford’s interest in traditional tailoring and how it could be subverted and brought up to date. In the designer’s own words: ‘This outfit would have been worn at some of the cooler clubs, like Wag, where the dress style was modern retro’. |
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| Accession number | T.52:1 to 4-2013 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2013 |
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