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Mud

Bra
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
McLaren, Malcolm (designer)
Vivienne Westwood (designer)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Bra of brown synthetic satin, cotton and leather.

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Leather
Fashion
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Bra
TitleMud (series title)
Materials and techniques
Synthetic satin, cotton and leather
Synthetic Satin
Cotton (Textile)
Leather
Brief description
1982-3, British; McLaren, Malcolm and Westwood, Vivienne. Brown satin "Mud"
Physical description
Bra of brown synthetic satin, cotton and leather.
Gallery label
(1997)
This 1950s-style satin bra was designed to be worn over a rough wool tunic top. Westwood's controversial use of underwear as outwear has greatly influenced other designers and consumer tastes. Many lingerie ranges now work as both underwear and outwear.
Credit line
Given by Mr Patrick Moore
Production
Autumn/Winter Collection
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997 plate 145
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.238-1985

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84451/mud-bra-mclaren-malcolm/
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