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Pair of Trainers

1994 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White leather and plastic trainers with white cotton laces.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trainer
  • Trainer
Materials and techniques
Leather, plastic and cotton
Brief description
Trainers, white leather and plastic with cotton lace, designed by Matchstick for Trueform, Great Britain, 1994
Physical description
White leather and plastic trainers with white cotton laces.
Production typeReady to wear
Object history
Registered File number 1994/2071, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Head Banger UK 1980' (includes the jacket T.645-1994, the jeans T.646-1994 and the T-shirt T.740-1994).
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Head Banger UK 1980'.
Collection
Accession number
T.177:1, 2-1995

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
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