Dressing Up
Trouser Suit
1991 (made)
1991 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Red wool jacket and trousers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Dressing Up (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool and velvet trim |
| Brief description | Woollen trouser suit 'Dressing Up', designed by Vivienne Westwood, Great Britain, 1991 |
| Physical description | Red wool jacket and trousers. |
| Gallery label | Made in a brillant red inspired by hunting 'pink', this suit was part of Viviene westwood's 'Dressing Up' collection. It consists of a velvet trimmed, single-breasted cropped jacket and straight-cut trousers. The blouse features a jabot, a decorative device worn by men in the 17th century which became fashionable for women in the 1870s and 1880s.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Vivienne Westwood |
| Object history | Registered File number 1991/2080. Worn with shirt T.191-1991. |
| Production | Autumn/Winter Collection 1991-1992 |
| Bibliographic reference | De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.190:1, 2-1991 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2003 |
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