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Pair of Trainers

1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White leather and plastic trainers with yellow and red details; "Rasta" shoelaces, green Velcro straps across top, signed tongues


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trainer
  • Trainer
Materials and techniques
Leather, plastic, cotton
Brief description
Trainers, multicoloured leather and rubber, designed by Travel Fox for Trueform, Great Britain, 1980s
Physical description
White leather and plastic trainers with yellow and red details; "Rasta" shoelaces, green Velcro straps across top, signed tongues
Dimensions
  • Length: 265mm
  • Width: 100mm
  • Height: 175mm
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
'TRAVEL FOX' (Signed across top of shoe tongue)
Credit line
Given by Fiona Cartledge
Object history
Registered File number 1994/1001, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Ravers/Acid Rave UK 1986' (includes the shorts T.235-1993 and the T-shirt T.669-1995).
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Ravers/Acid Rave UK 1986'.
Collection
Accession number
T.662:1, 2-1995

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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