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Jacket

Jacket

  • Place of origin:

    USA, USA (made)

  • Date:

    1994 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Nylon, wadding, and cotton elasticated ribbing

  • Museum number:

    T.939-1994

  • Gallery location:

    In store

  • Image in copyright

Physical description

Black nylon army surplus jacket with bright orange lining, zip front, elasticated cotton knit cuffs

Place of Origin

USA, USA (made)

Date

1994 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Nylon, wadding, and cotton elasticated ribbing

Object history note

Part of the 1994 Gay Style man's outfit (T.653:1, 2-1994; T.936 to 939-1994) from the Street Style exhibition. This outfit was assembled by Shaun Cole, who donated his own gay skinhead outfit to the collection. He put it together to exactly reflect an outfit worn by Ray, one of his friends in London in 1994.

Purchased. Registered File number 1994/1740.

Descriptive line

Ex-army MA1 flight jacket, black nylon, United States; part of Gay style outfit, UK, 1994.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

De La Haye, Amy and Cathie Dingwall, eds. Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties. London: Victoria and Albert Publications, 1996.
'The flight jacket, vest and boots are staple gay garments often seen as cliché clone wear. The kilt added a new dimension when it was first worn publicly by the gay community in 1993 at the New York Pride March. This outfit is an exact copy of one my friend Ray wore in 1994 in London.' (Shaun Cole).

Exhibition History

Streetstyle, From Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to Tomorrow (Victoria and Albert Museum 16/11/1994-19/02/1995)

Materials

Cotton (textile); Nylon; Wadding

Categories

Fashion; Homosexuality; Men's clothes

Production Type

Ready to wear

Collection code

T&D

Qr_O166661
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