Sandal
1994 (made)
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Pair of light brown nubuck leather sandals with contoured footbed and metal buckles.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Nubuck leather and metal |
| Brief description | Sandals, nubuck (leather), light brown, Birkenstock, Germany, 1994 |
| Physical description | Pair of light brown nubuck leather sandals with contoured footbed and metal buckles. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Credit line | Given by the Natural Shoe Store |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/1528, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Fashion Casual - Katharine Hamnett UK Spring/Summer 1994' (includes the trousers T.168-1994, the sweatshirt T.169-1994, the hat T.170-1994 and the scarf T.171-1994). These sandals, which are also colloquially known as "Birkenstocks", accompanied the Fashion Casual ensemble displayed in the V&A's Street Style exhibition, designed by Katharine Hamnett for Spring/Summer 1994. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Fashion Casual - Katharine Hamnett UK Spring/Summer 1994'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.726:1, 2-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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