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Jacket

1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's zip-fronted jacket, natural coarse cotton & linen, cream base lined in black, with yellow, purple, orange, dark green, and blue self-fabric appliqués, all secured with thick satin-stitched seams.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton and linen with cotton and linen appliqué
Brief description
Jacket, colourful appliqué linen, zip-fronted, made in South America, sold in London, 1988
Physical description
Man's zip-fronted jacket, natural coarse cotton & linen, cream base lined in black, with yellow, purple, orange, dark green, and blue self-fabric appliqués, all secured with thick satin-stitched seams.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.22kg
Object history
Registered File number 1993/749, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of a 1992 UK "New Age Raver" outfit that includes the T-shirt T.661-1995.

Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Not described in the exhibition publication.
Collection
Accession number
T.230-1993

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Record createdAugust 5, 2008
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