Object: Pantsuit
Designer:
Thea Porter
(1927 - 2000)
Retailer:
Thea Porter Boutique
Date: 1971
Medium: Green velvet and gold metallic ribbon and braid
Country: England
Credit Line: Gift of Helena Hernmarck
Object number: 97.98.1
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 pants
Label Text: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.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- London Fashion