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Trouser Suit

1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Muir, Jean (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Trouser suit consisting of a knitted jacket, vest top, trousers and belt.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Europeana Fashion Project
Knitting
Object type
Trouser suit
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Top
  • Trousers
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Machine-knitted cashmere and jersey
Brief description
Trouser suit of machine-knitted cashmere stripey jacket, black rayon top and trousers, machine-knitted cashmere belt; British, 1985.
Physical description
Trouser suit consisting of a knitted jacket, vest top, trousers and belt.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.02kg
Gallery label
(1997)
Though best known for her understated classics in navy blue and black, Jean Muir was a superb colourist and occasionally delighted in a vivid palette. The wide panels of this kimono-like cardigan allow the strong stripes to sing against each other. To achieve balance and be a counterfoil to the powerful cardigan, Jean Muir composed a base of matt black jersey vest and trousers.
(1985)
EVENING ENSEMBLE
JACKET WITH BELT
Machine-knitted cashmere
VEST AND TROUSERS
Machine knitted rayon jersey
British: Jean Muir, Spring/Summer 1985

The loose-fitting kimono style jacket has wide sleeves, padded shoulders and a matching tie belt. The vibrant combinations of colour are an exciting departure friom Miss Muir's more familiar restrained palette. The different directions of the stripes are achieved by using the knitting horizontally as well as vertically. The jacket, knitted throughout in fine ribbing, was made in Scotland. The Scottish knitting industry is known and respected all over the world for its production of superb quality gaements,. The jacket has received a Design Centre Award.

Given by Miss Jean Muir
T.312 to C-1985

NECKLACE AND EARRINGS
Perspex
British: c&n Buttons, 1985
Lent by Miss Jean Muir

BANGLE
Stained wood with acrylic tassels
British: Jan Goodey for Jean Muir, 1985
Lent by Miss Jean Muir
Credit line
Given by Jean Muir
Subject depicted
Stripes
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.312 to C-1985

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Record createdSeptember 16, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84285/trouser-suit-muir-jean/
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