Suit
1961 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This suit is cut in the "Italian Style", which was first popularised in Britain in the late 1950s, by Cecil Gee. Fashionable young men adopted such "continental" attire. The slim fitted cut of the suit with short "bum-freezer" jacket, is typical of the look.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool |
| Brief description | Man's suit, England, 1961. |
| Physical description | Charcoal grey wool suit (originally worn with Aquascutum cotton shirt and Emilio Pucci printed silk tie) |
| Gallery label |
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| Credit line | Worn and given by Mr. Hubert Viti |
| Production | Attribution note: This suit is cut in the "Italian Style", which was first popularised in Britain in the late 1950s by Cecil Gee. |
| Summary | This suit is cut in the "Italian Style", which was first popularised in Britain in the late 1950s, by Cecil Gee. Fashionable young men adopted such "continental" attire. The slim fitted cut of the suit with short "bum-freezer" jacket, is typical of the look. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.178 to B-1978 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2003 |
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