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Shorts

1994 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knee-length shorts of intense black denim, and with white seam.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Denim
Brief description
Shorts, black denim, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Paris, France, Spring/Summer 1994 collection.
Physical description
Knee-length shorts of intense black denim, and with white seam.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Chanel
Object history
Registered File number 1994/999, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Fashion B-Boy/Fly Girl - Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel - France Spring/Summer 1994' (includes the bra-top T.454-1994, the boots T.455-1994 and the braces T.459-1994).
Production
Spring/Summer 1994 collection.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Fashion B-Boy/Fly Girl - Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel - France Spring/Summer 1994'.
Collection
Accession number
T.453-1994

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Record createdDecember 13, 2010
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