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Not currently on display at the V&A

Jacket

ca. 1980 (made)
Place of origin

Red leather biker jacket with quilted shoulders, multiple straps, zips and pockets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, quilted
Brief description
Jacket, red leather, Great Britain, 1980s
Physical description
Red leather biker jacket with quilted shoulders, multiple straps, zips and pockets.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.64kg
Object history
Registered File number 1994/917, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Glam Rocker Headbanger UK Late 1970s' (includes the T-shirt T.642-1994, the trousers T.641-1994, the belt T.644-1994 and the boots T.643-1994).
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Glam Rocker Headbanger UK Late 1970s'.
Collection
Accession number
T.640-1994

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Record createdDecember 23, 2010
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