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Pair of Trainers

1990 (designed), 1994 (made), 1994 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Training shoes of leather with customised diamante decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trainer
  • Trainer
Materials and techniques
Leather and diamante
Brief description
Trainers, leather with customised diamante decoration, Converse, Rifat Ozbek, Great Britain, 1994
Physical description
Training shoes of leather with customised diamante decoration.
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1994/2043, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Fashion Rave - Rifat Ozbek UK Spring/Summer 1990' (includes the top T.512-1994, the shorts T.513-1994, the jacket T.941-1994, the skirt T.942-1994 and the pendant T.979-1994).


Made in 1994 - remake of 1990 design.
Production
Spring/Summer 1990 collection.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the publication exhibition, part of the outfit called 'Fashion Rave Rifat Ozbek UK Spring/Summer 1990'.
Collection
Accession number
T.943:1, 2-1994

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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