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BLITZ

Jacket
1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Levi Strauss & Co. (maker)
Bowery, Leigh (decorator)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Denim jacket customised with blond hair grips. It is lined inside with applied silver plastic discs.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Fashion
Gender and Sexuality
Object type
Jacket
TitleBLITZ
Materials and techniques
Denim and hair, brass, plastic
Denim
Hair
Brass
Plastic
Applique
Brief description
Denim jacket 'BLITZ' by Levi Strauss & Co., and customised by Leigh Bowery, Great Britain, 1986
Physical description
Denim jacket customised with blond hair grips. It is lined inside with applied silver plastic discs.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 9.14kg
  • From collar to hem, laid flat length: 68cm (Maximum)
  • Across shoulders width: 50cm (approx)
  • Flat, across arms outstretched width: 132cm (Maximum)
Measured by conservation
Credit line
Given by Carey Labovitch and Simon Tesler
Associations
Blitz Magazine
Leigh Bowery
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.525-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O380040/blitz-jacket-bowery-leigh/
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