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Artist/Maker	Alberto Fabiani (designer)
Place of origin	Rome (made)

Jacket and dress of red and navy woollen gabardine.

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Categories	Textiles Fashion Womenswear Day Wear Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Ensemble
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Dress Jacket
Materials and techniques	Woollen gabardine lined with silk, and silk interlined with organza
Brief description	Jacket and dress of woollen gabardine, designed by Alberto Fabiani, Rome, Italy, 1966-1968
Physical description	Jacket and dress of red and navy woollen gabardine.
Dimensions	Approx. dress size 10
Gallery label	(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014" WOMAN’S STRIPED SUIT Alberto Fabiani, 1967 Double-faced wool satin with wool stripes Vittorio Azario and his wife Brenda gave their Turin textile firm Nattier a French-sounding name to lend it prestige within the couture market. Vittorio Azario’s double and triple wool gabardines were immensely popular in the 1960s, and Nattier textiles featured in couture houses worldwide. Roman couturier Alberto Fabiani designed this blue and red suit using a Nattier wool. GIVEN BY BRENDA AZARIO V&A: T.322&A-1978
Credit line	Given by Mrs Brenda Azario
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.322&A-1978

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O366035/ensemble-alberto-fabiani/

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