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Algernon Moncrieff, Blue Striped Suit (The Importance of Being Earnest, 2010]

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Identifier: 2011.150.41
Description

4 items contained in polypropylene garment box.

1 blue wool sport coat with white stripes, 4 buttons and button holes which are decorative only ( label reads "Euro Co NY [with hand printed] Mr. Fontana"); 

1 red silk bow tie fastened with velcro (label reads "Euro Co NY [with hand printed] Mr. Fontana);

1 tan silk vest with shawl neck and silk lining, linen back, 8 flower-design buttons with holes and buckled belt in rear (label reads "Euro Co NY [with faded, hand printed] Mr. Fontana);

1 ivory wool trousers with silk lining, fastened with fly zipper and button, suspender buttons (6) on inside waistline (label reads "Euro Co NY [with hand printed] Mr. Fontana).

Designed by Desmond Heeley. Worn by Santino Fontana as Algernon.


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