help with age of vintage tomgilbey (saville row)jacket 60s?

hi guys

anyone hazard a guess at what decade this tom gilbey top looks from, quite hard to judge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Gilbey_(designer)

a mens fashion designer

inner reverse looks quite faded

60s would be a score, but could be later

any thoughts appreciated

 

Just a guess. 80's.

 

ps, i havent recieved it yet, or changed sex

 

thanks pearls, it is ugly enough

 

Maybe 1990s? Could almost have seen Prince wearing this.

Is there a fabric content tag? Sometimes that can help narrow down a date.

@Debora

 

hi lucille, havent seen the tag, descibed it as being viscose

 

hi inh

FANciful it is, FANciable wearing it, i aint

 

Hard to tell from photographs. Can't get a sense of proportions. And it being an ethnic-inspired garment makes it even harder. Colorway and fabric not really 1960s. If I had to guess, I'd think 1990s. Kind of a poor man's alternative to Shanghai Tang's bright-colored silk Chinese jackets. Here's one of his suits in the V&A from the 1970s and the label different so do think later rather than earlier. He was known for his tailoring; don't think this piece a good representation of his work. That would likely mean limited collector appeal if your intention is resale.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351396/suit-gilbey-tom/

Debora

 

thanks deb

yeah its a hard one to judge without a lapel, this is another odd one

are we sure he designed for men ?

https://picclick.it/Tom-Gilbey-London-Couturier-Early-1970s-Blouse-Suit-143143499275.html

 

this label looks very close, and states 1960s, but could be wrong as well

https://www.1stdibs.co.uk/fashion/c...int-velvet-smoking-jacket-1960s/id-v_3176343/

 

A blouse is also a waist-length military jacket (or a jacket inspired by one) not only an item of women's clothing. Gilbey came out of Savile Row.

Debora

 

Interestingly, label was his store sign. (Undated.)

Debora

 

This 1980s coat has same label.

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/554...gilbey-wool-mens?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1

Debora

 

He was at the Sackville Street address from 1967 until the late 1980s. So it's likely the square label dates to that period. He retired around 2000.

Debora

 

great pic deb, love it

he seems to feminize mens clothing, in all the examples i'm seeing

i bet the etsy jacket and the smoking jacket were a pretty penny

 

He used a version of that label after he closed his shop and opened The Waistcoat Gallery. So perhaps it's a licensed label.

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/554...gilbey-wool-mens?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1

Debora

 

interesting career, he even made the capes for the beatles in Help

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tom-gilbey-gbgfj0cp9

 

Debora

 

will get a few better snaps when it comes, it wasnt very much but thought it looked interesting enough to buy because of the name

i always find these things look better on a mannequin then slumped on the floor