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Trousers and Waistcoat

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white fake horse skin trousers and waistcoat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trousers
  • Waistcoat
Materials and techniques
Fake horse skin
Brief description
Trousers and waistcoat, black and white fake horse skin, by Paul Tunstall, Great Britain, 1992
Physical description
Black and white fake horse skin trousers and waistcoat.
Dimensions
  • Trousers and waistcoat weight: 0.92kg
Object history
Registered File number 1993/849, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Street Style 1993-4 UK' (includes the T-shirt T.527-1993, the boots T.632-1994, the T-shirt T.755-1994 and the pendant T.1013-1994).

This formed part of an outfit representing current streetwear (of 1993) in the Streetstyle exhibition. The influences on the outfit include Western, Native American, workwear, bikers and gay style.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Street Style 1993-4 UK'.
Collection
Accession number
T.237:1, 2-1993

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Record createdNovember 12, 2002
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