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Kilgour, French and Stanbury Ltd.

Suit worn by Bertrand Surprenant

Description

Maker

Kilgour, French and Stanbury Ltd. (English)

Title

Suit worn by Bertrand Surprenant

Year

1959

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Center back length: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 inches) (jacket)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Bertrand Surprenant

Object Number

80.253.1

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Articles

Crafting the Photography for the Book Artist/Rebel/Dandy

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy
Men of Fashion
Apr 26, 2013 – Aug 18, 2013

Label copy

This three-piece suit in Glen Urquhart check was tailored for RISD apparel professor Bertrand Suprenant by the firm Kilgour, French and Stanbury. The Surprenant suit represents a special feat of tailoring. The demands of this pattern required additional fabric at great cost, but if any tailor or firm can take on the complexities of Glen plaid, it is Kilgour. This renowned firm exemplifies craft, and aspiring young tailors and menswear designers still coven apprenticeships there.

Suprenant commissioned this suit in 1959, the same year another gray Kilgour suit-one worn by Cary Grant in the film North by Northwest-became a legendary example of tailoring and style. Both suits were made from lightweight worsted wool in Glen Urquhart check and feature the same elegance of line, although Suprenant's was commissioned before the film was released and the same look was coveted by men the world over.

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Kilgour, French and Stanbury Ltd. (English)
Suit worn by Bertrand Surprenant, 1959
Wool basket weave (plain weave with paired warps and wefts)
Center back length: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 inches) (jacket)
Gift of Bertrand Surprenant 80.253.1

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