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Vive Le Rock

T-Shirt
1977-1980 (made), 1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed white cotton T-shirt, 'Vive Le Rock' black print.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVive Le Rock (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
T-shirt, 'Vive Le Rock', printed cotton, designed by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood for Seditionaries, Great Britain, 1977-1980
Physical description
Printed white cotton T-shirt, 'Vive Le Rock' black print.
Style
Object history
Registered File number 1994/514, Streestyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Punk UK 1977 - Seditionaires Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm Mclaren' (includes the jumper T.180-1995, the T-shirt T.182-1995 and the shoes T.183-1995).

This outfit was worn by George Slattery.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Punk UK 1977 - Seditionaires Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm Mclaren'.
Collection
Accession number
T.182-1995

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
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