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Bags

Bag
2002 (made)
Artist/Maker
Slow and Steady Wins the Race (designers)
Place of origin
New York (designed and made)

Woman's bag in the form of a top-handle bag with flaps, made from heavy calico lined in lighter calico with cotton tapes.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Womenswear
Bags
Object type
Bag
TitleBags (named collection)
Materials and techniques
calico
Calico
Cotton Tape
Sewing
Brief description
Slow and Steady wins the Race. Calico handbag, 'Bags' collection, New York, 2002
Physical description
Woman's bag in the form of a top-handle bag with flaps, made from heavy calico lined in lighter calico with cotton tapes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 38cm
Gallery label
(12/2020)
The 2002 Bags collection by label Slow and Steady Wins the Race was intended as a commentary on the craze for high-profile designer 'It bags'. The collection featured bags made from plain cotton muslin or canvas twill, distilled to the basic details of hardware and shape as a testament to unchanging good design.

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out.
Credit line
Given by the designer
Bibliographic reference
Bags V&A Exhibition (Project) Bags: Inside Out (2020) Lucia Savi, V&A Publishing, pg 108
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.194-2016

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Record createdAugust 4, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1363640/bags-bag-slow-and-steady/
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