Jeans
1970s (made)
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Distressed pale blue denim jeans with ripped knees and various deliberate rips & tears.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Distressed and torn denim |
| Brief description | Jeans, distressed and torn blue denim jeans, Lee, United States, 1970s |
| Physical description | Distressed pale blue denim jeans with ripped knees and various deliberate rips & tears. |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1993/1964, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Rockabilly UK 1977-8' (includes the donkey jacket T.561-1993, the boots T.562-1993, the bootlace tie T.310-1994 and the shirt T.311-1994). The look of these jeans was deliberately dishevelled and shabby, in reaction to the overly smart and polished Teddy Boy look of the previous generation. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Rockabilly UK 1977-8'. |
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| Accession number | T.563-1993 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2008 |
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