Item 2018.76.2 - Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren Worlds End Jumper

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2018.76.2

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Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren Worlds End Jumper

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  • Autumn/Winter 1983 (Creation)

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Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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The navy jersey jumper from the Witches collection features a Haring grey print. It has a tight V-neck at the front and back. There are bone coloured inserted knitted side panels/gussets on both sides that are finished at the hem with white cotton muslin. The sleeves are cut in the same way as the jacket, with folded rectangular panels and wide cuffs. It has a raw overlocked curved hem.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England

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      50% cotton 50% acrylic
      Colour/Print: Navy, bone, ivory
      Details: rectangular panels
      Label: Worlds End. Mclaren Westwood. Born in England. Copyright design. Dry clean. 50% cotton 50% acrylic

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      WITCHES JERSEY SWEATSHIRT AND TROUSERS
      Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren
      1983

      Westwood and McLaren’s Autumn Winter 1983 Witches collection was an eclectic mix of global influences combined with innovative pattern cutting that created a new language for both fashion and sportswear. It brought together Keith Haring’s New York graffiti art, Haitian voodoo culture, and East Tennessee square dancing.

      Cotton, acrylic
      Archive no. 2018.76.2 and 2018.76.3

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