Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

The BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume (SMOC)

Name/Title

Suit

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.7

Description

Part A) Woman's pink, brown, and olive green wool suit jacket. Fitted. Flat collar and notched lapel. Wrist-length sleeves. Square flap pocket with button closure on both right and left breast. Belt loop of right and left waist. Two button closure down center front. Dusty pink satin lining with pink stitching down center seam. Wear on section of lining at left back. Part B) Pink, brown and olive green wool tweed skirt. Darts at waist. "Eflon" zipper closure and hook fasteners at left waist. Single large inverted box pleat at center front. Part C) Pink, brown and olive green wool tweed belt. Purple, blue, lilac, chocolate, forest green and olive green tweed facing. Belt has square ends. Rectangular gold metal buckles on both ends of belt. Buckles have floral motif and circular embellishments in scarlet, pale blue, olive green, forest green and lilac.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

MacQuarrie, Marilyn

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Tweed

Material

Wool

Color

Pink, Brown, Green, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Jacket Length: 62.5cm Width (b): 45cm Skirt Length: 66cm Width (w): 33.5cm Belt Length: 72cm