Not on display

Hot Pants

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Modern Armour (maker)
4D (maker)
Oppegaard, Danielle (designer)
Place of origin
Letchworth (made)
Derbyshire (made)

Men's hot pants of rubber latex and with a metal zip.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Textiles
Men's Clothes
Object type
Hot pants
Materials and techniques
Rubber latex and metal
Latex
Metal
Brief description
Men's hot pants of latex, designed by Danielle Oppegaard, rubber made by 4D in Derbyshire, pants made by Modern Armour, Letchworth, 1992
Physical description
Men's hot pants of rubber latex and with a metal zip.
Gallery label
3. HOTPANTS
Designed by Danielle Oppegaard, Great Britain
Made by Modern Armour, Letchworth, Great Britain,
1992
Rubber latex with metal zip
Given by Modern Armour
T.293-1992
The rubber is made by 4-D, Derbyshire. Rubber has long
been used for functional purposes and has had fetishistic
clothing associations, but in recent years it has been
adopted as fashionable street and club wear. These
hotpants reflect the current fashion for 1970s revival
styles and sportswear, translated into rubber.
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Registered File number 1992/2207.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.293-1992

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O147919/hot-pants-oppegaard-danielle/
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