Sunglasses
1989 (made)
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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.
The cast metal chain and sun weights evoke the seasonal limitations of sunglasses, and also confront the stigma of spectacles worn attached with a neck-chain. Made for Betty Jackson, they apparently were never shown on the catwalk, though probably formed part of her spring/summer 1989 collection.
The cast metal chain and sun weights evoke the seasonal limitations of sunglasses, and also confront the stigma of spectacles worn attached with a neck-chain. Made for Betty Jackson, they apparently were never shown on the catwalk, though probably formed part of her spring/summer 1989 collection.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded plastic, cast metal |
| Brief description | Sunglasses, black plastic frames with gold chain, Stephen Rothholz for Betty Jackson, London, probably spring/summer 1989 |
| Physical description | Sunglasses with almost rounded frames, flattened at the outside edges. Instead of arms there is a long golden chain made of ovoid links, with two cast metal weights shaped like stylised suns 13cm from the outside edges on each side. The lenses are tinted dark grey. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Credit line | Given by Stephen Rothholz |
| Object history | Probably included in Betty Jackson's spring/summer 1989 collection Registered file number 2013/673 |
| Production | Handmade. The materials were imported from Italy, and purchased by Flairspecs from a wholesaler in Kentish Town. |
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| 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. The cast metal chain and sun weights evoke the seasonal limitations of sunglasses, and also confront the stigma of spectacles worn attached with a neck-chain. Made for Betty Jackson, they apparently were never shown on the catwalk, though probably formed part of her spring/summer 1989 collection. |
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| Accession number | T.70-2013 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2013 |
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