Listzomania
Costume
1975 (made)
1975 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Costume worn by Roger Daltry in Lisztomania, designed by Shirley Russell, 1975.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Listzomania (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched velvet and satin |
| Brief description | Costume worn by Roger Daltry in Lisztomania, designed by Shirley Russell, 1975 |
| Physical description | Costume worn by Roger Daltry in Lisztomania. The long coat is made of wine-coloured velvet with a satin black and white collar and cuffs made to look like piano keys. There is a plastic and metal button fastening centre. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Film Institute |
| Summary | Costume worn by Roger Daltry in Lisztomania, designed by Shirley Russell, 1975. The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1659-2015 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2015 |
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