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T-Shirt

1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White silk outsize T-shirt with a bold black slogan screen-printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed silk
Brief description
Printed silk outsize T-shirt, designed by Katherine Hamnett, Great Britain, 1984
Physical description
White silk outsize T-shirt with a bold black slogan screen-printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'.
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
'STAY / ALIVE / IN 85' (Slogan screen-printed on the front)
Credit line
Given by Gavin Fry
Object history
Katharine Hamnett was photographed in 1985 wearing a version of this shirt (see Dress And Morality by Aileen Riberio, illustration 106, page 171).
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Ribeiro, Aileen. Dress And Morality. London: Batsford, 1986. Illustration no. 106, p. 171
Collection
Accession number
T.594-1996

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Record createdAugust 16, 2007
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