Skirt
1990-1994 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Skirt of black cotton jersey.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton jersey |
| Brief description | Skirt, black cotton jersey, Monix, France, 1990-1994 |
| Physical description | Skirt of black cotton jersey. |
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| Credit line | Given by Carolyn Cassady |
| Object history | Registered File number 1995/1422, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Beatnik USA/UK late 1950s' (includes the leotard and leggings T.957-1994). 'The Beatniks came after the forties when everything was Doris Day and this was the complete opposite. The hair was the most noticeable thing - it was always very long. A lot of the girls were interested in dance so they would wear leotards and ballet shoes, there were always lots of these in charity stores so they could buy them cheaply. Some of them wore wooly scarves... they were all covered up from head to toe in black - like a bunch of crows!' (Carolyn Cassady). |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Beatnik USA/UK late 1950s'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.750-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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