Trousers
1976 (made)
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Bondage trousers, black cotton with straps and hardware between legs, hanging straps.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, metal |
| Brief description | Trousers, bondage trousers, black cotton, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 'Seditionaries' Collection, 1976 |
| Physical description | Bondage trousers, black cotton with straps and hardware between legs, hanging straps. |
| Credit line | Given by Philip Sallon |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/2220, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Punk UK 1976' (includes the top T.406-1995 and the jacket T.407-1995). Philip Sallon was a punk style leader who wore this with heavy black eye make-up and a "horned" hairstyle that he likened to a Viking helmet or devil horns. |
| 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 1976'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.405-1995 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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