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Not currently on display at the V&A

Coat

1950s (made)
Place of origin

Ex-army white cotton parka coat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Brief description
Coat, ex-army snow parka, white cotton, Great Britain, 1950s
Physical description
Ex-army white cotton parka coat.
Object history
Registered File number 1995/907, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, part of the woman's outfit called 'Subcultural Style 1993-4' (includes the lollipop T.400-1995, the jumper T.392-1995, the night dress T.394-1995, the jeans 395-1995, the T-shirt 396-1995, the walkman T.397-1995, the sunglasses T.398-1995 and the necklace 399-1995).
Historical context
This outfit represents Subcultural Style and was displayed as such in the Street Style exhibition. It was assembled and worn by Angela Salt, who wore it to go to Tecno and Ambient nightclubs and parties throughout 1994. She combined accessible high street garments with army surplus to create a futuristic look that she described as "New Age-Ambient-Techno".

Angela Salt is a successful illustrator and artist. She graduated from Kingston University in 1991 (BA Hons Graphic Design) and did a MA in Communication Media at Manchester Metropolitan University where she graduated in 1992. She based herself in London where her unique appearance (6.5" in Vivienne Westwood heels) and her striking sense of fashion and style attracted a great deal of attention. She posed for Jamie Hewlett's "Tank Girl", an aggressive, shaven-headed and gun-toting female comic book character, wearing much of her own customised and individualised clothing. She donated this outfit to the V&A as an example of her style.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of the woman's outfit called 'Subcultural Style 1993-4'.
Collection
Accession number
T.393-1995

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2011
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