About this object
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Maker:
Tom Gilbey
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ID:
2001.74/6a
Production date:
1969
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Location:
In Store
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Tom Gilbey designed this suit for a client to wear to the captain's dinner on the Queen Elizabeth II liner sailing from New York on 8 October 1969 to Southampton. The suit was completed after four fittings at Gilbey's Sackville Street shop. It is made from blue fabric woven with a ragged zig-zag pattern. The suit was worn with this shirt and cravat, made from synthetic crepe printed in blue on white with an Indian-inspired pattern of floral sprays and paisley-style motifs. The wearer later regretted his choice, which looked totally out of place at a formal occasion where dinner jackets were the norm. < ...Read more
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Measurements
DM 1030 mm (chest)
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Materials
synthetic fibre; plastic
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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