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Reference code
2017.325
Title
Left Hand Stainless Steel Thread Jacket
Date(s)
- undated [1994-1999] (Creation)
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Item
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1
Context area
Name of creator
(1993-1999)
Administrative history
The label established and designed by Massimo Osti (1944-2005). He called it Left Hand because he was left handed. The first collection in 1993 was womenswear, followed by menswear collections. He partnered with Dismi 92 of Florence for the production, a manufacturing company owned by the Allegri family. Exclusively designed fabrics for the label were produced by ITS Artea and innovation in synthetics and technical materials were intrinsic to the designs. This included Thermojoint which bonded cotton and PVC.
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Scope and content
Navy blue bomber style jacket made with rip stop tear proof cotton, nylon. Woven into the fabric is stainless steel yarn.
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Keywords: Personal protection
Country of Design: Italy
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Keywords: Personal protection
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Item on loan to "Invisible Men" exhibition , 24 Oct-24 Nov 2019
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rip stop cotton, nylon. Stainless steel
Colour/Print: Navy blue, black
Details: Woven with stainless steel (also known as inox) thread
Colour/Print: Navy blue, black
Details: Woven with stainless steel (also known as inox) thread
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Note
Invisible Men exhibition label:
STAINLESS STEEL THREAD JACKET
Left Hand
1994-1999
In the late 1990s designer Massimo Osti continued to experiment with materials to create garments with new and exciting properties with his Left Hand brand. For this bomber jacket he used a cotton fabric which is woven with stainless steel threads, a material which gives the garment high wear and tear resistance.
Cotton, stainless steel
Archive no. 2017.325