Collection item
Purple suede jerkin & belt
Alison Gracie made this purple suede vest and belt in the 1970. "Mary Quant was big at the time hence the mauve daisies on the pockets. The seams and darts of the vest were secured with strips of the purple suede laced through punched holes. With the spare suede I cut circles to create a belt and laced that together too." She says it was one of her favourite outfits at the time. "I wore it with a white skinny rib jersey, white hot pants and white over-the-knee socks."
Details
Credit:
Courtesy of Alison Gracie
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Garment type:
Jerkin, belt
Material:
Suede
Colour:
Purple
Exhibition:
Decades of Fashion, Palmerston North, 2014
Label:
Unknown
Date:
1970