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Brown Slubbed Wool Suit with Velvet Collar

1970s · 1970s · British

Designer

Lord and Stuart

Production

ready-to-wear

Material

slubbed wool

Culture

British

Movement

Glam Rock · Hippie / Counterculture

Influences

Edwardian smoking jacket · theatrical costume tradition

A brown slubbed wool two-piece suit featuring a single-breasted jacket with contrasting black velvet shawl collar and matching velvet cuffs. The jacket displays a classic tailored silhouette with structured shoulders and a fitted waist. The slubbed wool texture creates visual interest across the surface, while the luxurious velvet trim adds tactile contrast and formal elegance. The lapels are wide and peaked in the glam rock style, extending into a dramatic shawl collar that frames the neckline. The jacket appears to have flap pockets and shows precise construction typical of British tailoring. This piece exemplifies the era's blend of traditional suiting with theatrical elements through its rich textural contrasts.

jacketregular fithip length

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These two jackets reveal how formal menswear's rebellious streak has evolved from textural disruption to structural revolution. The 1970s brown jacket uses slubbed wool and velvet collar trim to soften traditional suiting's hard edges—a gentlemanly subversion that whispers rather than shouts.

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