T-Shirt
1984 (made)
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White silk outsize T-shirt with a bold black slogan screen-printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed silk |
| Brief description | Printed silk outsize T-shirt, designed by Katherine Hamnett, Great Britain, 1984 |
| Physical description | White silk outsize T-shirt with a bold black slogan screen-printed on the front reading 'STAY ALIVE IN 85'. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'STAY / ALIVE / IN 85' (Slogan screen-printed on the front) |
| Credit line | Given by Gavin Fry |
| Object history | Katharine Hamnett was photographed in 1985 wearing a version of this shirt (see Dress And Morality by Aileen Riberio, illustration 106, page 171). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ribeiro, Aileen. Dress And Morality. London: Batsford, 1986. Illustration no. 106, p. 171 |
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| Accession number | T.594-1996 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2007 |
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