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Frances Arter purchased this ensemble in London. It became one of her staple work outfits, worn with a blouse or roll-necked jumper. The use of wool suiting material, as well as a waistcoat, both traditionally associated with menswear, demonstrate Quant’s playful subversion of gender stereotypes through fashion. Variations of this design can be found in fashion photography, including a version in which shorts rather than a skirt are worn. The same design, in tweed, featured in Vogue, March 1967, worn by the model Twiggy.","physicalDescription":"Ensemble, skirt and waistcoat. Skirt and front of waistcoat are made from pinstriped wool material. The back of the waistcoat and lining are red. The waistcoat has four plastic buttons. 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The garment names reference the masculine world of finance and banking while emphasising the irony of gender inequality. Although the first credit card was introduced to Britain in 1966, most women were unable to access credit without a male relative acting as guarantor.\r\n\r\nWool; Acrilan jersey (modern shirt and bow tie) \r\nLabelled ‘Mary Quant’s Ginger Group’\r\nMade by Steinberg, Pontypridd, Wales (probably) \r\nGiven by Frances Arter\r\nV&A: T.75:1&2-2018\r\n","date":{"text":"30/03/2020","earliest":"2020-03-30","latest":"2020-03-30"}}],"partNumbers":["T.75:1-2018","T.75:2-2018"],"accessionNumberNum":"75","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":2018,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-24","recordCreationDate":"2018-07-25","availableToBook":false}}