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Beach Shorts

c.1990 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's beach ensemble comprising short shorts and short-sleeved collarless button through shirt. Black and white striped cotton in two different gauges. The narrower stripe is used for the short hems and the main body of the shirt, while the thicker stripe is used for the shirt yoke and main body of the shorts. The two different stripes are separated with a printed band of trompe l'oeil stitching in red, green and blue which runs in cross-stitch across the shoulderblades and in a zig-zag stitch around the short legs.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Beach Shorts
  • Beach Shirt
Materials and techniques
cotton
Brief description
Gianni Versace, c.1990. Two-piece beach ensemble in black and white striped cotton, pair of boxer-style shorts and short-sleeved collarless shirt-jacket.
Physical description
Man's beach ensemble comprising short shorts and short-sleeved collarless button through shirt. Black and white striped cotton in two different gauges. The narrower stripe is used for the short hems and the main body of the shirt, while the thicker stripe is used for the shirt yoke and main body of the shorts. The two different stripes are separated with a printed band of trompe l'oeil stitching in red, green and blue which runs in cross-stitch across the shoulderblades and in a zig-zag stitch around the short legs.
Credit line
Given by David Foreman in memory of Robin Purton
Collection
Accession number
T.1642:1-2017

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Record createdAugust 11, 2017
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