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2018.185.9
Title
Meadham Kirchhoff Red Denim Bondage Jeans
Date(s)
- 2015 (Creation)
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(2006-2015)
Administrative history
Edward Meadham (b. 1979) and Benjamin Kirchhoff (b. 1978) founded Meadham Kirchhoff in 2006 as a womenswear brand. They had initially shown a menswear collection in 2005 under the label Benjamin Kirchhoff as part of the inaugural Fashion East MAN show at London Fashion Week. Meadham Kirchhoff had NEWGEN sponsorship for seven seasons up until 2010. In 2010 the label won the Emerging Talent Ready-to-Wear award at the British Fashion Awards and were a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize in 2014. In June 2012, the brand launched their menswear line at London Collections: Men, showing their Spring Summer 2013 collection as part of Fashion East MAN for three seasons. They did not show menswear again until their final runway show in September 2014, which featured both menswear and womenswear. Shortly afterwards they denied press rumours that the company was about to close, but mounting financial debts forced the company to shut down in September 2015. In June 2016, a campaign was launched to raise £15,000 to buy back around fifty items from their archive to be donated to museums.
Sources: British Vogue; Dazed; Drapers; Middle East North Africa Financial Network.
Sources: British Vogue; Dazed; Drapers; Middle East North Africa Financial Network.
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Red denim bondage skinny fit jeans with curved panelling and contrasting sky blue top stitching. They have suspender detailing on both thighs with two tapered fastening with a silver buckle. In true bondage style, they feature an exposed brass zip that runs all the way from just below the waistband on the front to below the waistband at the back. They have two front jeans pockets at the front that are secured, along with the top of the suspender inserts at the waistband, with multi coloured Meadham Kirchhoff rivets. The waistband is finised with six belt loops, with the two angled loops at the centre back and a shiny gold branded jeans button. The knees feature darts for movement and curved panelling at the front with the back of the knees exposed. Long brass two way zips run from the front of the knees to the hem of the jeans and from the thighs to the knees on the back.
Country of Design: England
Country of Design: England
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Cotton
Colour/Print: red, blue stitching
Details: bondage, zips, contrasting stitching, curved panelling, coloured rivets, darted knees
Label: MEADHAM KIRCHHOFF(no care label)
Colour/Print: red, blue stitching
Details: bondage, zips, contrasting stitching, curved panelling, coloured rivets, darted knees
Label: MEADHAM KIRCHHOFF(no care label)