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Trouser Suit

1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Three-piece trouser suit with jacket, waistcoat and trousers, of patchwork silk, metallics and velvet, contrasting and clashing fabrics in various prints and colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Waistcoat
  • Jacket
  • Trousers
Materials and techniques
Silk, brocade, lurex and velvet patchwork
Brief description
Suit, three-piece trouser suit: waistcoat, jacket, trousers, patchwork, Dolce & Gabbana, Italy, Spring/Summer 1993 collection
Physical description
Three-piece trouser suit with jacket, waistcoat and trousers, of patchwork silk, metallics and velvet, contrasting and clashing fabrics in various prints and colours.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1993/2174, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Fashion Hippy - Dolce & Gabanna - Italy Spring/Summer 1993' (includes the hat T.614-1993, the blouse T.615-1993 and the shoes T.619-1993).


This ensemble was greatly acclaimed when it was first seen on the catwalk in 1993.
Production
Spring/Summer 1993 collection.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Fashion Hippy - Dolce & Gabanna - Italy Spring/Summer 1993'.
Collection
Accession number
T.616 to 618-1993

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
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