T-Shirt
1985 (made)
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Grey silk T-shirt with a bold slogan printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'.
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Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
Brief description | Printed silk T-shirt, designed by Katherine Hamnett, Great Britain, 1985 |
Physical description | Grey silk T-shirt with a bold slogan printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'. |
Production type | Ready to wear |
Marks and inscriptions | 'STAY / ALIVE / IN 85' (Slogan printed on the front) |
Gallery label | Nostalgia is not part of Katherine Hamnett's repertoire. In early 1980s she pioneered the vogue for stylish, casual clothing made in oversize crumpled cottons and silks. Designs were often based on utilitarian boiler suits and army fatigues. She conceived a series of silk T-shirts emblazoned with slogans, using fashion as the platform for her Green politics. Hamnett caused a sensation by wearing her T-shirt with the slogan '58% Don't Want Pershing' to meet the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1984.(1997) |
Credit line | Given by Gavin Fry |
Object history | Worn with cotton jacket and trousers T.596&598-1996. |
Associated object | T.594-1996 (Colourway) |
Bibliographic reference | Ribeiro, Aileen. Dress And Morality. London: Batsford, 1986. |
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Accession number | T.595-1996 |
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Record created | April 20, 2011 |
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