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2019.26.1
Title
Meadham Kirchhoff Blue underpants Trousers
Date(s)
- Spring Summer 2015 (Creation)
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Item
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1
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Name of creator
(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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Light blue elasticated trouser with ribbed Y-front underwear stitched into the waist and seat of the trouser front and back. Light green curved piping is stitched into the trouser legs following an ergonomically curved pattern with one flapped bellow pocket on the thigh of the right trouser leg which has been fastened with one plain silver snap fastening. There are no pockets at the waistband which is also elasticated, also circular cutouts have been designed into the back of the lower trouser and hemmed with jersey ribbing. The trousers have been overlocked on the inside with grey machine thread. the trouser hem is tapered with blue elasticated ribbing leaving the hem upturned and stitched into it.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Shell: 100% Nylon, jersey ribbing: cotton and elastane, no care label provided
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Note
Worn as part of look 30 at the Meadham Kirchhoff Spring Summer 2015 Collection, London Fashion Week, September 2014.
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- London Fashion Week (Subject)