Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Christopher P. Monkhouse’s London-made dark orange or burnt sienna suit represents transitional styles from one decade to the next. By this time, men’s suits narrowed at the waist, as seen here. Yet, the trousers are straighter than modern audiences might expect from a 1970s suit. The newly popular flared, bell-bottom styles were present by 1970, but less exaggerated, and not embraced by everyone.The suit was made by British tailors Beale & Inman, operating on New Bond Street in London from 1828 to 2007.
A renowned decorative arts curator, scholar, and architectural historian,Christopher P. Monkhouse (1947-2021) was born and raised in Portland. He attended the University of London’s Courtauld Institute of Art around the time this suit was made. After working at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, Monkhouse returned to the United States in 1976 to serve as decorative arts curator at the Museum at Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), followed by curatorial posts at the Heinz Architectural Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
About This Item
- Title: Beale & Inman corduroy suit, London, ca. 1970
- Creation Date: circa 1970
- Subject Date: circa 1970
- Location: London, England
- Media: cotton, nylon
- Local Code: 2021.121.001
- Object Type: Physical Object
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