Bra Top
1994 (made)
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Bra top of green canvas with headlight cups.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Canvas |
| Brief description | Bra top, green canvas with light fittings, part of the "Cyberpunk" outfit from the film "Kika", designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, France, 1994. |
| Physical description | Bra top of green canvas with headlight cups. |
| Credit line | Given by Jean Paul Gaultier and Pedro Almodovar |
| Object history | Part of the "Cyberpunk" outfit (T.440:1, 2 to 452:1, 2-1994, T.476:1, 2-1994) designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier for Victoria Abril in the 1994 film "Kika" directed by Pedro Almodovar. Victoria Abril's character, Andrea "Scarface" Caracortada is shown riding her motorcycle around Madrid wearing futuristic combat clothes such as these with electronically controlled lights and elements. Presented at the Streetstyle exhibition 1994 as part of a ‘Screen Cyberpunk Jean Paul Gaultier’ outfit, with a jacket (T.451-1994), trousers (T.449-1994), a belt (T.442-1994), a belt bag (T.443-1994), gloves (T.476:1, 2-1994), a pair of boots (T.440:1,2-1994), rings (T.445-1994 and T.446-1994), earrings (T.447:1, 2-1994) and beads (T.448-1994). Registered File number 1994/1115. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.450-1994 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2010 |
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