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Pair of Girl's Tights

1960-1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gel (brand owner)
Place of origin
France (made)

Pair of girl's tights machine knitted in red nylon yarn. The tights have an elasticated lace waistband, a lozenge-shaped crotch, and fully-fashioned legs with reinforced feet.


Object details

Category
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pair of girl's tights
Materials and techniques
Nylon yarn, machine knitted
Nylon Yarn
Machine Knitting
Brief description
Pair of girl's red nylon tights; France, 1960-1969
Physical description
Pair of girl's tights machine knitted in red nylon yarn. The tights have an elasticated lace waistband, a lozenge-shaped crotch, and fully-fashioned legs with reinforced feet.
Dimensions
  • Inside leg length: 36.2cm
  • Centre back length: 20cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
gel/ COLLANT/ 3/4 ans/ nylon mousse Helanca (Label; French; inside back seam; printing; printing ink)
Translation
Tights (collant); 3/4 years (3/4 ans)
Credit line
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Object history
Worn by one or both of the donors' daughters Calire (born 1953) and Isabelle (born 1956) Ruben
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.143-1999

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Record createdJune 23, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11371/pair-of-girls-gel/
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