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Primo

Bag
early 1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Caponi (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Plastic 'magazine' clutch bag with leatherette strap.

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Womenswear
Fashion
Plastic
Object type
Bag
TitlePrimo
Materials and techniques
Plastic and leatherette
Brief description
Plastic 'magazine' clutch bag with leatherette strap 'Primo', designed by Caponi, Great Britain, early 1970s
Physical description
Plastic 'magazine' clutch bag with leatherette strap.
Gallery label
(1997)
Caponi made a range of these clutch bags which feature the original covers of glossy fshion magazines, in the case the Italian fashion journal 'Primo'. With their bold and gimmicky appeal, they made amusing and youthful fashion statements.
Credit line
Given by Mrs G.H. Carleton
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.633-1996

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Record createdOctober 7, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84690/primo-bag-caponi/
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