Pantsuit
Designer
Thea Porter
(1927 - 2000)
Retailer
Thea Porter Boutique
1971
Green velvet and gold metallic ribbon and braid
Gift of Helena Hernmarck
Object number97.98.1
The first nation to experience the impact of the Industrial Revolution, in the nineteenth century Great Britain also acquired an international empire. Thea Porter’s Indian-style jacket and pants betray a very British nostalgia for pre-industrial society and, in particular, for the era of the Raj.
DescriptionEmerald green velvet tunic jacket and pantsuit; fitted military jacket with gold metallic ribbon and braid edging, stand collar and long gusseted sleeve and sideseam slits; straightleg hip hugger pantsCollections
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