2016.56.1

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BFD_08 Left to right 85.71.1 (shorts set), 2016.79.1 (suit), 2016.96.1 (ensemble), 2016.56.1 (checked suit), 2016.86.1 (white suit), 2016.57.2 (coat ensemble), 2016.66.1 (black ensemble), 91.204.1 (shirt dress), 2016.103.1 (suit), 93.159.43 (sunglasses)

BFD_10 Left to right 85.71.1 (shorts set), 2016.79.1 (suit), 2016.96.1 (ensemble), 2016.56.1 (checked suit), 2016.86.1 (white suit)

Object: Man's suit

Brand: Maurice Sedwell (British, founded 1938)

Designer: Andrew M. Ramroop (born 1952)

Date: 2003

Medium: Silk / wool blend

Country: England

Credit Line: Gift of Maurice Sedwell (Savile Row) Desgined and hand made by Andrew M. Ramroop OBE

Object number: 2016.56.1

DescriptionMan's bespoke suit in wool and silk blend; jacket in black and white windowpane check with Delta cut front; pants in off white and black windowpane check

Label Text:Trinidad-born tailor Andrew Ramroop apprenticed under Maurice Sedwell and purchased Sedwell’s Savile Row firm in 1988. This bespoke suit was completely hand cut and tailored by Ramroop in his signature delta style, which is characterized by an inverted V-shape hem. In 2008, Ramroop founded the Savile Row Academy to train a new generation of bespoke tailors.

In Collection(s)

Menswear
2000s

Exhibitions:

Black Fashion Designers