Shooting Suit
1996 (made)
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Hackett’s luxurious shooting suit shows how this sport’s sartorial tradition, begun in the 1800s, remains in place. A coat or jacket with many pockets, breeches or trousers, waistcoat, leggings, gaiters, boots and hat remain de rigueur for the shooting season. The sturdy tweeds and light greenish colours protect the wearer from the elements, are thorn-proof and help provide camouflage. Hackett’s clothes have become synonymous with classic British style ever since the first shop opened in London in 1983. Initially selling quality second-hand clothes and accessories, it expanded to sell their own menswear collection.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool tweed |
| Brief description | Man's shooting suit, comprising jacket, waistcoat and trousers, green and purple checked wool tweed, Great Britain, Hackett, 1996 |
| Physical description | Green-and-purple checked wool tweed jacket, waistcoat and trousers. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jeremy Hackett |
| Object history | Part of a shooting outfit, T.219:1 to 13-1996. Registered File number 1996/597. |
| Summary | Hackett’s luxurious shooting suit shows how this sport’s sartorial tradition, begun in the 1800s, remains in place. A coat or jacket with many pockets, breeches or trousers, waistcoat, leggings, gaiters, boots and hat remain de rigueur for the shooting season. The sturdy tweeds and light greenish colours protect the wearer from the elements, are thorn-proof and help provide camouflage. Hackett’s clothes have become synonymous with classic British style ever since the first shop opened in London in 1983. Initially selling quality second-hand clothes and accessories, it expanded to sell their own menswear collection. |
| Bibliographic reference | De la Haye, Amy (ed). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London, England: V&A Publications, 1997, plate 90.
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| Accession number | T.219:1 to 3-1996 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2003 |
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