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Evening Trouser Suit

Autumn/Winter 1962 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knee length tunic, grosgrain with low, wide neckline, elbow sleeves trimmed with loops and knots of yellow beads. Worn with yellow satin trousers and pale blue satin shoes

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Tunic
  • Trousers
  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
grosgrain, satin, and beads
Brief description
Evening trouser suit, beaded tunic and yellow satin trousers, blue silk shoes
Physical description
Knee length tunic, grosgrain with low, wide neckline, elbow sleeves trimmed with loops and knots of yellow beads. Worn with yellow satin trousers and pale blue satin shoes
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Worn and given by Baroness Philippe de Rothschild
Object history
p.95, L'Officiel for October 1962 shows this design with a waist length tunic, worn with a skirt.
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Other number
101 - Model number
Collection
Accession number
T.364-1974

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Record createdSeptember 5, 2007
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