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Jumper

early 1980s (made)
Place of origin

Lime green knitted wool jumper with white and pink flowered yoke.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Knitted wool
Brief description
Jumper, light green knitted wool, United States, ca. 1980
Physical description
Lime green knitted wool jumper with white and pink flowered yoke.
Object history
Registered File number 1994/1948, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Preppy USA Early 1980s' (includes the jacket T.968-1994, the shirt T.969-1994, the skirt T.971-1994 and the shoes T.972-1994).


Part of a woman's outfit representing a look worn by Preps in the USA in the early 80s. This outfit was put together by Katrina Beatty for the Streetstyle exhibition held at the Museum in 1994-95.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Preppy USA Early 1980s'.
Collection
Accession number
T.970-1994

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2011
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