Jeans
1950s (made)
| Place of origin |
Red cropped trousers, back fastening, with white windowpane check, detail pocket flaps of blue-grey with red press studs and the same white windowpane check as the red fabric, turn-ups of trousers in same blue-grey fabric cut on the bias.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton |
| Brief description | Jeans, red and grey checked cotton, possibly Great Britain, 1950s |
| Physical description | Red cropped trousers, back fastening, with white windowpane check, detail pocket flaps of blue-grey with red press studs and the same white windowpane check as the red fabric, turn-ups of trousers in same blue-grey fabric cut on the bias. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/1501, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Rockabilly UK early 1980s' (includes the blouse T.489-1993, the shoes T.491-1993 and the bra T.730-1994). This outfit represents a wear of vintage clothes in a later context; all elements of outfit are 1950s, but assemblage represents a 1980 juxtaposition - or at least, a 1996 idea of a 1980 juxtaposition of 1950s vintage clothing.) "Female Rockabillies went to great lengths to achieve an authentic 1950s American teenage appearance by scouring specialist second-hand shops. This look captured the naivety and the optimism of young, post-war America. Quiffed and ponytail hairstyles and heavy make-up made the look distinctively Rockabilly." |
| 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 early 1980s'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.490-1993 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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