Tangana collection
Dress
2012 (designed)
2012 (designed)
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Based in Dakar, Senegal, Bull Doff was established by design duo Laura Tarot and Baay Sooley in 2010. The brand is known for its Afrofuturistic and punk-inspired collections, which are created as a celebration of the city of Dakar where the duo first met. Their collections reference the sounds, shapes and scents of the city, abstracted into clothing: ‘Dakar transports you like a never-ending trance… it was from this evanescent whirlwind, this producer of ideas and desires, this everyday street life that the natural source of our inspiration came.’
The brand predominantly creates everyday streetwear pieces available through their online shop, but also create one-off art pieces. The dress comes from the brand’s 2012 Tangana collection. The aesthetic was inspired by Mbithie Mbithe, strips of plastic commonly used to decorate buses and the front of traditional restaurants known as Tangana, from which the collection derives its name.
The brand predominantly creates everyday streetwear pieces available through their online shop, but also create one-off art pieces. The dress comes from the brand’s 2012 Tangana collection. The aesthetic was inspired by Mbithie Mbithe, strips of plastic commonly used to decorate buses and the front of traditional restaurants known as Tangana, from which the collection derives its name.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Tangana collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | PVC coated polyester |
| Brief description | Dress and bolero, mulitcoloured PVC coated polyester ribbons, Tanga collection, Bull Doff, 2012, Dakar, Senegal |
| Physical description | Sleeveless floor length dress made from multicoloured streamers made from PVC coated polyester, no under dress. Separate bolero made from woven multicoloured streamers made from PVC coated polyester |
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| Credit line | Purchased with funds from the Sue Smith bequest |
| Summary | Based in Dakar, Senegal, Bull Doff was established by design duo Laura Tarot and Baay Sooley in 2010. The brand is known for its Afrofuturistic and punk-inspired collections, which are created as a celebration of the city of Dakar where the duo first met. Their collections reference the sounds, shapes and scents of the city, abstracted into clothing: ‘Dakar transports you like a never-ending trance… it was from this evanescent whirlwind, this producer of ideas and desires, this everyday street life that the natural source of our inspiration came.’ The brand predominantly creates everyday streetwear pieces available through their online shop, but also create one-off art pieces. The dress comes from the brand’s 2012 Tangana collection. The aesthetic was inspired by Mbithie Mbithe, strips of plastic commonly used to decorate buses and the front of traditional restaurants known as Tangana, from which the collection derives its name. |
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| Accession number | T.73:1to2-2022 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2021 |
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