Sunglasses
1980s (made)
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Stephen Rothholz is an established designer of accessories. Although he is probably now better known for designing jewellery for big names like Paul Smith, Hardy Amies and Nicole Farhi, his sunglasses were sold in many of London’s most fashionable boutiques throughout the 1980s. Each pair was handmade by Flairspecs, an East Finchley-based manufacturer of spectacle frames.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Sunglasses, brown plastic toritoiseshell effect, Stephen Rothholz for Swanky Modes, London, 1980s |
| Physical description | Sunglasses of brown plastic with tortoiseshell effect, the egg-shaped frames of which droop downward exaggeratedly at the outer edges. The arms are straight and attached at the bottom of the frames. The lenses are tinted grey. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Swanky Modes' (On inside of right arm) |
| Credit line | Given by Stephen Rothholz |
| Object history | Registered file number 2013/673 |
| Production | Handmade. The materials were imported from Italy, and purchased by Flairspecs from a wholesaler in Kentish Town. |
| Summary | Stephen Rothholz is an established designer of accessories. Although he is probably now better known for designing jewellery for big names like Paul Smith, Hardy Amies and Nicole Farhi, his sunglasses were sold in many of London’s most fashionable boutiques throughout the 1980s. Each pair was handmade by Flairspecs, an East Finchley-based manufacturer of spectacle frames. |
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| Accession number | T.66-2013 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2013 |
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