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Jacket

1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Blue denim Levi-Strauss jacket with detachable back panel designed by Vivienne Westwood.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Panel
Materials and techniques
Denim
Brief description
Jacket, f, blue Levi-Strauss with detachable panel, Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 1986.
Physical description
Blue denim Levi-Strauss jacket with detachable back panel designed by Vivienne Westwood.
Dimensions
  • Jacket and panel weight: 1.6kg
  • Circumference: 915mm (Note: waist)
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
Object history
This jacket was exhibited in the Blitz Designer exhition at the V&A July 10-September 28 1986.
Bibliographic reference
Displayed as part of the V&A Exhibition, Club to Catwalk, 10 July 2013 - 16 February 2014.
Collection
Accession number
T.200:1-2002

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Record createdNovember 20, 2002
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