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Goggles

1990
Artist/Maker

Yellow rimmed goggles with clear lenses and nose bridge. Black rubber (?) adjustable strap.


Object details

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Object type
Brief description
Goggles, yellow with black strap, France, 1990
Physical description
Yellow rimmed goggles with clear lenses and nose bridge. Black rubber (?) adjustable strap.
Credit line
Given by the House of Chanel
Object history
Part of the 'Fashion Surfer' ensemble in the V&A's 1994/95 Street Style exhibition.

Ensemble photograph - "Catwalk Surfer" outfit (2014HG0872)

Originally part of the Chanel France Spring Summer 1991 collection. The models at this show carried surfboards as accessories.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Catalogue for the 1994/95 Streetstyle exhibition. This object is depicted in the catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
T.128-2019

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Record createdAugust 14, 2019
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