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Nom de l'objet : Coat
Matériaux : wool
Numéro d'accession : 1985.164.12
Contexte culturel : Textiles and Social History
Date absolue : c.1950
Description : Harris Tweed Coat, Hardy Amies, London, U.K. Wool.;;Although Hardy Amies intended to make an international career in journalism and studied languages as a young man, he was given a chance in 1933 to design for LaChasse, a British cluture sportswear company. He was their cheif disigner from 1934 until the outbreak of World War II. He enlisted as a linguist for the British Intelligence, but during his leaves he continued submitting designs for fashion houses such as Worth in London. Amies also contributed designs for the British Utility Scheme, which sought to reduce the amount of cloth used by civilian population. After the war, Hardy Amies opened his own couture house, and in 1950 a boutique on Saville Row. Amies used the best British cloth for his designs. For centuries the people of the Outer Hebrides raised their sheep, spun, dyed, and wove their wool to make distinctive cloth. To protect themselves from competition, the weavers of several islands formed the Harris Tweed Association in 1906, and were granted the use of the Harris Tweed mark (a globe with a Maltese cross) in 1909. The mark still guarantees the workmanship of the Outer Hebrides.
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