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Rock and Pop Costume

1981

Cream wool regency-style tailcoat with tapestry collar and a silver lurex regency-style shirt with black stripes.


Object details

Object type
Rock and pop costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Rock and Pop Costume
  • Theatre Costume
  • Shirt
  • Rock and Pop Costume
  • Theatre Costume
  • Shirt
Materials and techniques
Wool, tapestry, gold braiding, velvet and lurex.
Wool
Velvet
Lurex
Tapestry
Braiding
Brief description
Outfit worn by Adam Ant during the 'Prince Charming Revue' Christmas day show at the Dominion Theatre, London, 1981.
Physical description
Cream wool regency-style tailcoat with tapestry collar and a silver lurex regency-style shirt with black stripes.
Dimensions
  • Shirt weight weight: 0.4kg
  • Shirt, shoulder width, laid flat width: 65cm
  • Shirt, collar to hem, laid flat length: 82cm
  • Coat, weight weight: 1.6kg
  • Coat, shoulder width, laid flat width: 63cm
  • Coat, collar to hem, laid flat length: 108cm
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.141&A-1983

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1191461/rock-and-pop/
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