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T-Shirt

1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sign of the Times (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

White cotton T-shirt printed with a blue hand doing the 'peace' sign.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
African Diaspora
Black History
Clothing
Streetstyle Exhibition 1994
Object type
T-shirt
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Printed
Brief description
T-shirt, printed cotton, Sign of the Times, Great Britain, 1993.
Physical description
White cotton T-shirt printed with a blue hand doing the 'peace' sign.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 0.30kg
Object history
Worn by Emma Goodman.
Presented at the Streetstyle exhibition 1994 in the 'Funk' section, as part of a 'Funk Revival UK 1993' ensemble including jeans (T.630-1993), shoes (T.91:1, 2-1994) and a chocker necklace (T.632-1993).
Purchased. Registered File number 1993/2205.
Bibliographic references
  • Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties 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.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.631-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O352060/t-shirt-sign-of-the/
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