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Skirt Suit

ca. 1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Paul Blanche (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Skirt suit, jacket and mini-skirt in dark brown leather, single-breasted boxy jacket.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Gender and Sexuality
Clothing
African Diaspora
Streetstyle Exhibition 1994
Object type
Skirt suit
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
Materials and techniques
Leather
Leather
Sewing
Brief description
Suit, jacket and miniskirt, brown leather, Paul Blanche, London, Great Britain, ca. 1965
Physical description
Skirt suit, jacket and mini-skirt in dark brown leather, single-breasted boxy jacket.
Dimensions
  • Length: 665mm (Note: Jacket)
  • Circumference: 970mm (Note: Jacket chest)
  • Circumference: 960mm (Note: Jacket waist)
  • Length: 540mm (Note: Skirt)
  • Circumference: 685mm (Note: Skirt waist)
  • Circumference: 930mm (Note: Skirt upper hip)
Style
Mod
Production typeReady to wear
Object history
Registered File number 1993/711, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of the outfit called 'Mod UK mid-1960s' (includes the blouse T.246-1993, the shoes T.375-1993 and the flight bag T.542-1994).

"Female Mods were characterised by a non-body conscious, almost andrognyous appearance. Leather and suede were popular, and Mod girls favoured A-line skirts with just below-the-knee hems. Flight bags such as those by BOAC and BEA with their modernistic wing motifs were desirable because of the travel connotations. The look was neat and streamlined."
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of the outfit called 'Mod UK mid-1960s'.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.257:1, 2-1993

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
Record URL
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