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Reference code
2019.135
Title
BOY London Smiley Face Print Shorts
Date(s)
- nd [1987-1989] (Creation)
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1
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Scope and content
Long (knee-length) red cotton shorts with all over printed pattern of green 'smiley' faces. They have a fly opening and a channel through the waistband for a white cord drawstring to be threaded through. No labels.
Country of Design: England
Country of Design: England
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Materials: cotton
Measurements:
Waist 38 inches
Outside leg from waist 29 inches
Measurements:
Waist 38 inches
Outside leg from waist 29 inches
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Note
These shorts were purchased from Kensington Market around the mid-1980s from either the BOY London shop or another seller at the market. The same shorts design can be seen in a BOY London Acid House dance music inspired fashion show from the same period.