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Pair of Boots

1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brown leather boots with thick sole and chunky heel, cowboy-cum-Wellington styling.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Boot
  • Boot
Materials and techniques
Leather
Brief description
Boots, brown leather Wellington-cum-cowboy boots, Claire Tranter, London, 1993
Physical description
Brown leather boots with thick sole and chunky heel, cowboy-cum-Wellington styling.
Object history
Registered File number 1993/814, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Steetstyle 1993-4 UK' (includes the waistcoat T.313-1993, the skirt T.314-1993 and the bodice T.315-1993).


Part of an ensemble that represented a current streetwear outfit from 1993 and was assembled by Claire Tranter. Influences on the outfit were Western, Workwear, Fetish and Skinhead.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Streetstyle 1993-4 UK'.
Collection
Accession number
T.316:1, 2-1993

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
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