T-Shirt
1994 (made)
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T-shirt of white cotton jersey, with blue inscription.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton jersey |
Brief description | T-shirt, white cotton jersey, Antoni and Alison, Great Britain, 1994 |
Physical description | T-shirt of white cotton jersey, with blue inscription. |
Marks and inscriptions | 'MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING.' |
Object history | Registered File number 1995/907, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, part of the woman's outfit called 'Subcultural Style 1993-4' (includes the jumper T.392-1995, the coat T.393-1995, the night dress T.394-1995, the jeans 395-1995, the lollipop 400-1995, the walkman T.397-1995, the sunglasses T.398-1995 and the necklace 399-1995). |
Historical context | This outfit represents Subcultural Style and was displayed as such in the Street Style exhibition. It was assembled and worn by Angela Salt, who wore it to go to Tecno and Ambient nightclubs and parties throughout 1994. She combined accessible high street garments with army surplus to create a futuristic look that she described as "New Age-Ambient-Techno". Angela Salt is a successful illustrator and artist. She graduated from Kingston University in 1991 (BA Hons Graphic Design) and did a MA in Communication Media at Manchester Metropolitan University where she graduated in 1992. She based herself in London where her unique appearance (6.5" in Vivienne Westwood heels) and her striking sense of fashion and style attracted a great deal of attention. She posed for Jamie Hewlett's "Tank Girl", an aggressive, shaven-headed and gun-toting female comic book character, wearing much of her own customised and individualised clothing. She donated this outfit to the V&A as an example of her style. |
Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of the woman's outfit called 'Subcultural Style 1993-4'. |
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Accession number | T.396-1995 |
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Record created | February 17, 2011 |
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