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Sunglasses

1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Boy London (designed for)
Flairspecs (manufacturers)
Rothholz, Stephen (Mr) (designers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Stephen Rothholz is an established designer of accessories. Although he is probably now better known for designing jewellery for big names like Paul Smith, Hardy Amies and Nicole Farhi, his sunglasses were sold in many of London’s most fashionable boutiques throughout the 1980s. Each pair was handmade by Flairspecs, an East Finchley-based manufacturer of spectacle frames.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Europeana Fashion Project
Eyewear
Object type
Sunglasses
Materials and techniques
Moulded plastic, printed textile
Plastic
Cellulose Acetate
Moulding
Printing
Brief description
Sunglasses, black and white rectangular frames, Stephen Rothholz for BOY London, London, 1980s
Physical description
Sunglasses of rounded oblong form with clear plastic frames and black plastic arms. The frames encase a printed open-woven textile with black and white repeating stepped pattern. The lenses are tinted grey.
Dimensions
  • Across front width: 15.5cm
  • Arm length: 15cm
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BOY LONDON' (On inside of right arm)
  • 'Hand-made in England' (On inside of left arm)
Credit line
Given by Stephen Rothholz
Object history
Registered file number 2013/673
Production
Handmade. The materials were imported from Italy, and purchased by Flairspecs from a wholesaler in Kentish Town.
Summary
Stephen Rothholz is an established designer of accessories. Although he is probably now better known for designing jewellery for big names like Paul Smith, Hardy Amies and Nicole Farhi, his sunglasses were sold in many of London’s most fashionable boutiques throughout the 1980s. Each pair was handmade by Flairspecs, an East Finchley-based manufacturer of spectacle frames.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.69-2013

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Record createdAugust 30, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1271233/sunglasses-rothholz-stephen-mr/
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