V&A
Black Silk Roll-Neck Shirt
1970s · 1960s · British
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
wool tweed
Culture
British
Movement
Mod · Hippie / Counterculture
Influences
Italian tailoring · Carnaby Street style
A two-piece suit consisting of a single-breasted jacket and matching trousers in light gray wool tweed with subtle dark flecking throughout. The jacket features a narrow notched lapel, three-button closure, and fitted silhouette characteristic of 1960s mod tailoring. The trousers appear straight-legged with a clean, unadorned line. The fabric shows a fine herringbone or salt-and-pepper weave pattern typical of quality British suiting. The overall construction demonstrates precise tailoring with sharp edges and minimal padding, reflecting the streamlined aesthetic of Space Age fashion. The suit is displayed on a black dress form, emphasizing its structured geometric silhouette.
shirt/blouseregular fitturtle neckhip length
Connected To
Movement·Hippie / CountercultureMovement·Mod
SHAREDsame era · cross-culture · cross-category
That red terry playsuit with its jaunty white ladder of cutouts down the front captures the same graphic boldness that made mod dressing so electric, but translated into beachwear's more relaxed idiom. The tweed suit, with its sharp-shouldered silhouette and lean proportions, shows how mod's architectural precision migrated from London's boutiques into more traditional menswear territory.
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