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Faces

T-Shirt
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
English Eccentrics (maker)
Helen David (designer)
Claire Angel (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Printed cotton T-shirt with a design depicting various historical representations of the human face.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Object type
T-shirt
TitleFaces
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Printed
Brief description
Printed cotton T-shirt 'Faces', designed by Helen David for English Eccentrics, Great Britain, 1987
Physical description
Printed cotton T-shirt with a design depicting various historical representations of the human face.
Production typeReady to wear
Gallery label
This design explores changing notions of beauty and representations of the human face from ancient civilisation to contemporary portraits of the designers themselves. 'Faces' was also printed on cotton separates and used on a reduced scale to decorate stationery. Since 1988 English Eccentrics have focused upon textile design.
Credit line
Given by the makers
Subject depicted
Human Faces
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.295-1988

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Record createdApril 2, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O151969/faces-t-shirt-helen-david/
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