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ca. 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ensemble, consisting of a brown leather jacket, well-worn and distressed, with brightly coloured red-ground tartan flannel lining, a sleeveless knitted pullover, brown linen shirt, blue denim jeans, shoes, and a turquoise & brown wool cap


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Jacket
  • Jeans
  • Trousers
  • Shirt
  • Jumper
  • Boot
  • Boot
  • Cap (Headgear)
  • Manufacturer's Label
Materials and techniques
leather lined with wool flannel
Brief description
Everyday man's outfit worn and assembled by the costume designer Anthony Powell, c.1980. Calvin Klein shirt, Edy Lyngaas pullover, Herbert Johnson cap, with distressed leather jacket lined in tartan and jeans
Physical description
Ensemble, consisting of a brown leather jacket, well-worn and distressed, with brightly coloured red-ground tartan flannel lining, a sleeveless knitted pullover, brown linen shirt, blue denim jeans, shoes, and a turquoise & brown wool cap
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Worn and given by Anthony Powell
Object history
This complete outfit was assembled and worn by Anthony Powell, the multiple-award-winning costume designer (1935-2021) It is an example of a man's everyday outfit from about 1980
Collection
Accession number
T.348, A to F-1984

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Record createdMay 20, 2009
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