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Jacket

1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wool jacket of houndstooth check wool, slashed sleeves with black fabric lining slashes, three buttons down front, two hip pockets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool
Brief description
Jacket, f, checked wool, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 'Pirates' collection, s/s 1981.
Physical description
Wool jacket of houndstooth check wool, slashed sleeves with black fabric lining slashes, three buttons down front, two hip pockets.
Dimensions
  • At bust circumference: 84cm
  • Height: 68cm
  • Weight: 0.86kg
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Worlds End / McLaren / Westwood / Born in England' (Label; English)
  • 'Guaranteed Vest of England / All Wool / Dry clean only' (Label; English)
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance from the Friends of the V&A, the Elsbeth Evans Trust, and the Dorothy Hughes Bequest
Production
'Pirates' collection (spring / summer)
Collection
Accession number
T.110-2002

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Record createdOctober 28, 2002
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