Man's Suit

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This object consists of 4 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Artist/Maker	Blades (tailors) Green, Rupert Lycett (designer)
Place of origin	London (made) Lyons (made)

Blades was one of the first tailoring firms to challenge the traditional boundaries of Savile Row tailoring. It was opened in 1963 by Rupert Lycett Green and Charley Hornby with the help of two expert cutters. They operated under the slogan 'For today rather than a memory of yesterday'.

The company attracted a varied clientele, including the Beatles. This suit combines a resolutely modern cut with a jacquard-woven silk woven with a Victorian pattern.

Object details

Categories	Clothing Fashion Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Man's suit
Parts	This object consists of 4 parts. Jacket Trousers Shirt Belt
Materials and techniques	Jacquard-woven silk Jacquard Silk (Textile) Weaving
Brief description	ensemble, M, 1968, English; Blades. Cream silk and Leather
Physical description	Man's suit of cream jacquard woven silk
Gallery label	(1997) Historical and ethnographical sources inspired the design of this suit. The high-fastening, collarless jacket eliminates the need for the traditional shirt and tie. Understated styling is combined with flamboyant fabric; the silk was hand-woven in Lyons and resembles mid-19th-century floral designs.
Credit line	Worn and given by Rupert Lycett Green
Object history	Only 100 yards of this silk brocade was woven in Lyons in 1953, from a 19th century design.
Summary	Blades was one of the first tailoring firms to challenge the traditional boundaries of Savile Row tailoring. It was opened in 1963 by Rupert Lycett Green and Charley Hornby with the help of two expert cutters. They operated under the slogan 'For today rather than a memory of yesterday'. The company attracted a varied clientele, including the Beatles. This suit combines a resolutely modern cut with a jacquard-woven silk woven with a Victorian pattern.
Bibliographic references	De la Haye, Amy (ed). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London, England: V&A Publications, 1997. Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 403
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.702 to C-1974

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Record created	October 7, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84709/mans-suit-green-rupert-lycett/

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