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Cut, Slash & Pull

Ensemble
1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Vivienne Westwood (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Ensemble of red slashed silk corset with faux fur trim, red slashed silk pants with faux fur trim and detachable red ruched silk codpiece, and red slashed silk full-length gloves with faux fur trim.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Gender and Sexuality
The Michael and Gerlinde Costiff Costume Collection
Object type
Ensemble
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Corset
  • Pants
  • Codpiece
  • Glove
  • Glove
TitleCut, Slash & Pull (named collection)
Materials and techniques
silk, slashed and/or ruched, faux fur.
Silk (Textile)
Faux Fur
Sewing
Brief description
Ensemble, f, red silk corset, red silk pants with detachable codpiece and gloves, Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 'Cut, Slash & Pull' collection, a/w 1990.
Physical description
Ensemble of red slashed silk corset with faux fur trim, red slashed silk pants with faux fur trim and detachable red ruched silk codpiece, and red slashed silk full-length gloves with faux fur trim.
Dimensions
  • Corset waist (stretched) circumference: 60cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Corset bust (unstretched) circumference: 67cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Knickers hip circumference: 70cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Knickers crotch depth (front waist to back waist through crotch) length: 53cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Glove length: 52cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Glove top of arm circumference: 29cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance from the Friends of the V&A, the Elsbeth Evans Trust, and the Dorothy Hughes Bequest
Production
'Cut, Slash & Pull' collection (autumn / winter)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.230:1-2002

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Record createdDecember 30, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72332/cut-slash--pull-ensemble-vivienne-westwood/
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