On display

Doll's Belt

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Gautier-Languereau (designers)
Place of origin
France (made)

Doll's belt of red PVC, with a metal buckle

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Dolls
Accessories
Plastic
Object type
Doll's belt
Materials and techniques
PVC, metal
PVC
Metal
Extrusion
Brief description
Doll's belt, red PVC, for Bleuette, 1950s
Physical description
Doll's belt of red PVC, with a metal buckle
Dimensions
  • Length: 223mm
  • Width: 17mm
  • Depth: 5mm
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
Fashion and action

People wear different clothes for different occasions, and so do our dolls.

These two sailors have lots of different outfits to choose from. One of them was originally designed for a boy and the other for a girl, but if you think about it, they aren’t that different.

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, group object label]
Credit line
Given by Mrs Nike de Bellaigue
Object history
Given to the Museum by Nike de Bellaigue [2016/949]
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.189-2017

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Record createdMarch 23, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1436309/dolls-belt-gautier-languereau/
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