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Pair of Boots

1987-88 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of purple-pink nubuck lace-up boots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Boot
  • Boot
Materials and techniques
Nubuck
Brief description
Boots, purple-pink nubuck, Kickers, France, ca. 1987
Physical description
Pair of purple-pink nubuck lace-up boots.
Credit line
Given by Kickers
Object history
Registered File number 1994/1060, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called "Ravers/'Madchester' UK 1987-8" (includes the jeans T.257-1994, the T-shirt T.718-1994 and the T-shirt T.1-1995).

This outfit is a 1994 equivalent of what was worn in 1987-1988.
Historical context
The Northern Rave/Madchester look was centred in and around Manchester and Liverpool. Its followers steered away from the football terraces and into clubs such as the Hacienda. Their style was cheeky, baggy and andrognyous, including amusing T-shirts printed with puns on well-known trademarks. Mancunian clothing companies such as Joe Bloggs became synonymous with the Madchester look.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called "Ravers/'Madchester' UK 1987-8".
Collection
Accession number
T.539:1, 2-1994

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Record createdMay 28, 2009
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