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Act Sexy

Baseball Cap
1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baseball cap of black cotton jersey with black and white vinyl decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAct Sexy (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Cotton jersey with vinyl
Brief description
Baseball cap 'Act Sexy' of cotton jersey with vinyl, designed by Bernstock & Speirs, Great Britain, 1990
Physical description
Baseball cap of black cotton jersey with black and white vinyl decoration.
Gallery label
BASEBALL CAP, "ACT SEXY" COLLECTION Bernstock & Speirs, England Black cotton jersey knit with black and white vinyl decoration Spring/Summer 1990 As one of London's most prominent young fashion duos Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs are credited with changing the image of hats. Part of a group of fashion rebels, they surfaced in the British club scene of the early 1980s. Their designs range from classic styles with a twist to the outrageous. Inventive brochures show their hats worn by pop stars, actors and various media folk. Given by Bernstock & Speirs T.165-1990
Credit line
Given by the designers
Object history
Registered File number 1990/160.
Production
Spring/Summer 1990
Collection
Accession number
T.165-1990

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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