Buffalo
Dress
1982 (made)
1982 (made)
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Dress made of brown wool, cut with wide shoulders and with unstructured right-angled sleeves. The right-hand sleeve is printed with a rubberised design based on ancient Greek-Roman erotic images. Black rubber penis button in the middle of the dress to draw it slightly closer at the bust. Large inset pocket inside peg-top cut at the left-side hip, which can be used as a pocket or pulled inside-out to expose the Greek key design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool with rubberised print |
| Brief description | Dress 'Buffalo/Nostalgia of Mud' made of wool, designed by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, made in Italy and retailed in London, 1982. |
| Physical description | Dress made of brown wool, cut with wide shoulders and with unstructured right-angled sleeves. The right-hand sleeve is printed with a rubberised design based on ancient Greek-Roman erotic images. Black rubber penis button in the middle of the dress to draw it slightly closer at the bust. Large inset pocket inside peg-top cut at the left-side hip, which can be used as a pocket or pulled inside-out to expose the Greek key design. |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'World's End' |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/826. From the Buffalo/Nostalgia of Mud collection of Autumn/Winter 1982-1983. |
| Production | Autumn/Winter 1982-1983 Collection |
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| Accession number | T.269-1989 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2007 |
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