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Brown Leather Jacket and Miniskirt Suit

1960s · 1960s · British

Designer

Paul Blanche

Production

ready-to-wear

Material

brown leather

Culture

British

Movement

Mod · Space Age

Influences

Mod geometric tailoring · Space Age minimalism

A brown leather two-piece suit consisting of a structured jacket and miniskirt, characteristic of mid-1960s London fashion. The jacket features a clean, geometric silhouette with minimal lapels and appears to have a straight, boxy cut that falls to hip length. The leather has a smooth, polished finish typical of quality garment leather. The miniskirt sits well above the knee, reflecting the revolutionary hemline changes of the Space Age era. The suit demonstrates the period's embrace of non-traditional materials like leather for everyday wear, moving beyond its previous associations with outerwear or specialized garments. The overall construction shows precise tailoring adapted to leather's unique properties, with clean lines that emphasize the material's structural qualities rather than draping.

jacketstraightcollarlesship length

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