Identity area
Reference code
2017.061
Title
Tom Gilbey Photographic Print Shirt
Date(s)
- c.1967-1975 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1
Context area
Name of creator
(1938-2017)
Biographical history
Menswear designer who first came to prominence in the 1960s with his shop at 36 Sackville Street, London. He designed the capes worn by The Beatles in their 1965 film "Help!" He designed his first couture collection in 1968.
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Shirt made from synthetic material, featuring an all-over print depicting a waterfall, a flowing river, and an autumnal woodland glade.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Synthetic
Colour/Print: Photographic print of autumnal trees and waterfalls
Colour/Print: Photographic print of autumnal trees and waterfalls
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Note
From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT SHIRT
Tom Gilbey
1970s
In the 1970s, as a result of technological advances in fabric printing and the increased use of synthetic fabrics, menswear began to feature all-over photographic prints that covered the entire garment. They were most prevalent within menswear on dress shirts, which frequently featured landscape prints as a recurring motif. This shirt is by the British designer Tom Gilbey and features an all-over print of a waterfall, a flowing river and an autumnal woodland glade. Gilbey was instrumental in spreading the influence of sportswear on traditional British menswear, including the use of technical textiles and processes.
Synthetic
Archive no. 2017.061