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Scarf

1994 (made)
Place of origin

Black and white striped knitted wool scarf with tassles (Newcastle U.F.C. football supporters)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Knitted wool
Brief description
Scarf, black and white Newcastle U.F.C. scarf, knitted wool, Great Britain, 1994
Physical description
Black and white striped knitted wool scarf with tassles (Newcastle U.F.C. football supporters)
Production typeReady to wear
Object history
Registered File number 1994/1966, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of the outfit called 'Young British Radical UK 1958-63' (includes the coat T.973-1994, the jumper T.974-1994, the skirt T.975-1995, the shoes T.978-1994 and the stockings T.976-1994).


Part of an ensemble compiled by Lou Taylor to reflect an outfit she wore as a young British radical between 1958-63. This outfit was displayed in the Streetstyle exhibition held at the V&A in 1994-5, noting:

"The clothes were absolutely not an end in themselves. No one discussed them or seemingly took an interest in them. We wore practical, cheap and comfortable clothes for active campaigning. We wore very little make up and eschewed conventional notions of young women in the 1950s through appropriation of loose and comfortable men's clothing. It needs to be remembered that it did not take much then, either in dress or political terms, to create a public shock."
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of the outfit called 'Young British Radical UK 1958-63'.
Collection
Accession number
T.977-1994

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2011
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