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Artist/Maker	Mr Freedom (designed for) Jim O'Connor (designer)
Place of origin	London (made)

Man's cotton satin shirt printed with images of hamburgers in orange, green, red and black, and with a large breast pocket on the left. Fitted with a back yoke, centre back seam, and shaped back panels. Shirt collar with rounded ends. Front button fastening consisting of seven buttons and three on each cuff. Satin appliqué hamburger on the right breast.

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Categories	Fashion Men's Clothes Textiles Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Shirt
Materials and techniques	Printed cotton satin and appliqué Satin Cotton
Brief description	Man's printed cotton satin shirt, designed by Jim O'Connor for Mr Freedom, London, 1971
Physical description	Man's cotton satin shirt printed with images of hamburgers in orange, green, red and black, and with a large breast pocket on the left. Fitted with a back yoke, centre back seam, and shaped back panels. Shirt collar with rounded ends. Front button fastening consisting of seven buttons and three on each cuff. Satin appliqué hamburger on the right breast.
Dimensions	Length: 78cm (unmounted) Width: 50cm Depth: 1cm Fits a standard male mannequin 9050 size 38 - 96.5 cms chest, 86.5 cms waist.
Production type	Ready to wear
Marks and inscriptions	'Mr Freedom / Made in England' (Printed label, pink and blue)
Credit line	Given by Mr Freedom
Object history	Part of the Cecil Beaton collection
Subject depicted	Hamburgers
Association	Beaton, Cecil
Bibliographic reference	Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 113
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.208-1974

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Record created	October 25, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84944/shirt-jim-oconnor/

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