Jacket
1994 (made)
| Place of origin |
Black nylon army surplus jacket with bright orange lining, zip front, elasticated cotton knit cuffs and waistband.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Nylon, wadding, and cotton elasticated ribbing |
| Brief description | Jacket, ex-army MA1 flight jacket, blue nylon, United States, 1994 |
| Physical description | Black nylon army surplus jacket with bright orange lining, zip front, elasticated cotton knit cuffs and waistband. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/1740, Streetsyle exhibition 1994-1994, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Gay Style UK 1994' (includes the belt T.936-1994, the vest T.937-1994, the kilt T.938-1994, the jacket T.939-1994 and the boots T.653-1994). Part of the 1994 Gay Style man's outfit from the Street Style exhibition. This outfit was assembled by Shaun Cole, who donated his own gay skinhead outfit to the collection. He put it together to exactly reflect an outfit worn by Ray, one of his friends in London in 1994. 'The flight jacket, vest and boots are staple gay garments often seen as cliché clone wear. The kilt added a new dimension when it was first worn publicly by the gay community in 1993 at the New York Pride March. This outfit is an exact copy of one my friend Ray wore in 1994 in London.' (Shaun Cole). |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Gay Style UK 1994'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.939-1994 |
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| Record created | September 8, 2008 |
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