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Shirt

1970-1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's shirt of purple synthetic satin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
synthetic satin
Brief description
Man's shirt, synthetic satin, David Gordon, Great Britain, 1970-1975.
Physical description
Man's shirt of purple synthetic satin.
Object history
Presented at the Streetstyle exhibition 1994 in the 'Funk' section, as part of a man's ‘Funk US/USA early 1970s’ ensemble, including a leather coat (T.54-1994), trousers (T.56-1994), a pair of shoes (T.57-1994) and a hat (T.58-1994), put together by Derek Falconer of Crazy Clothes.

Purchased. Registered File number 1994/113.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties De La Haye, Amy and Cathie Dingwall, eds. Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties. London: Victoria and Albert Publications, 1996.
Collection
Accession number
T.55-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2010
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