Autograph suit of Sandy Powell

The suit was then auctioned to raise funds for the purchase of artist, filmmaker and gay rights activist Derek Jarman's cottage at Dungeness in Kent, England.

The suit was bought by Edwina Dunn, who then donated it to the Theatre and Performance Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.

The two-piece suit (jacket and trousers) is a toile, a tailor's mock-up to test a design before expensive material is committed.

[10] The toile is made of cream calico with rough stitching, with the jacket fixed by two large safety pins.

[6] It was purchased by Edwina Dunn, who then donated it to the V&A Museum, on behalf of The Female Lead, an educational charity that drives change and equality for women.