Ensemble
1979 (made)
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Classic Daks suit. Black wool jacket over brown checked wool kilted skirt and camel-coloured knitted wool jumper with polo neck. Accompanying cape with removable button-on hood in camel wool lined in checked wool; there is a gold and silver metal clasp on the hood in the signature Daks D's. Wool hat and silk scarf in same check as cloak lining and skirt. Umbrella, black shoes and stockings to co-ordinate.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | wool and silk |
| Brief description | Daks Simpson, 1979. Black wool jacket, checked kilted skirt, and camel knitted wool jumper with camel wool cape (with removable button-on hood). With cooordinating silk scarf, wool hat, umbrella, black shoes (by Saxone) and stockings. |
| Physical description | Classic Daks suit. Black wool jacket over brown checked wool kilted skirt and camel-coloured knitted wool jumper with polo neck. Accompanying cape with removable button-on hood in camel wool lined in checked wool; there is a gold and silver metal clasp on the hood in the signature Daks D's. Wool hat and silk scarf in same check as cloak lining and skirt. Umbrella, black shoes and stockings to co-ordinate. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Object history | The complete ensemble was donated in 1979 with a customised Adel Rootstein mannequin specially made for the purpose of modelling it. This was part of a group of 25 such total ensembles donated in 1979. It came with a handbag, T.310-1980, which is catalogued separately. Paper tag found in jacket pocket reading: HOME TRADE C, D 7171 USE SEASON 'Z' PATD & SPEC 179984386 XXX SIZE 10 BOB JACKET LINE NO S.O.1796 LADIES SAMPLE - SEASON 'A' A5A T,3 B, BLK W.1 DAKS 100% WOOL DATE URGENT CVS K L2P -1/4 (handwritten MB) |
| Associated object | T.310-1980 (Ensemble) |
| Other number | 1796 - Manufacturer's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.304 to 309, 311 to 312B-1980 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2007 |
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