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1976 (made)
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Customised string vest, partially dyed red, assymetrical and one shouldered.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton mesh |
| Brief description | String vest top, cotton, Red dyed and customised, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, Great Britain, 'Seditionaries' Collection, 1976 |
| Physical description | Customised string vest, partially dyed red, assymetrical and one shouldered. |
| Credit line | Given by Philip Sallon |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/2220, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Punk UK 1976' (includes the trousers T.405-1995 and the jacket T.407-1995). Phillip Sallon was a punk style leader who combined personalised items with his Westwood/McLaren clothes, such as this customised string vest. He wore this with heavy black eye make-up and a "horned" hairstyle that he likened to a Viking helmet or devil horns. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Punk UK 1976'. |
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| Accession number | T.406-1995 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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