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Take Six Boutique, retailer

Suit (man's), 1967/1968

Description

Maker

Title

Suit (man's)

Year

1967/1968

Medium

Wool plain weave

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Jacket: 81.3 cm (32 inches) (center back length)

Type

Credit

Gift of John Krill

Object Number

2012.22

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy

April 26 - August 18, 2013

John Krill, a paper conservator in Washington, D.C., bought this Mod-style Regency revival suit from the Take Six Boutique within days of arrival in London from the U.S. in the late 1960s. Looking back on the personal significance of this suit, Krill muses:

It was very trendy-but not common.
It was outlandish-but with reserve.
I felt alive, bright and exhilarated wearing it.
It was versatile. It accentuated the wildness of dancing in clubs. It could be worn to formal black tie events. It felt otherworldly when walking in gardens with friends.
It was worn by characters illustrated in Pierce Egan's Life in London, 1821, and was a strong and direct link to another vibrant time in London.
I remember dancing the Charleston in it on the steps of the Frick Collection, New York, after an evening lecture.

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