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2018.246.3
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Vivienne Westwood Black Velvet Suit Trousers (part of three piece suit)
Date(s)
- early 1990s (Creation)
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3 of 3
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Flat front black velvet trousers that fasten with button fly with three black buttons and an extended tab with hook and bar. The waistband has an back channel and elasticated tab to adjust the waist complete with two gilt orb buttons on each side. There are two front slant pockets and a right back single welt pocket. The trousers are half lined in pale pink acetate at the front of the leg to the knee. Part of a selection of suits that Vivienne Westwood made for iconic hairstylist Sam McKnight from women's fabrics selected by McKnight, who worked with Westwood in the early 1990s before the launch of Westwood's MAN collections in 1996.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
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100% cotton velvet
Colour/Print: black velvet
Label: (gold label) Vivienne Westwood. Created in England. Size 42. 100% cotton velvet. 100% acetate lining. Made in England.
Colour/Print: black velvet
Label: (gold label) Vivienne Westwood. Created in England. Size 42. 100% cotton velvet. 100% acetate lining. Made in England.