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2020.100.48
Title
Liam Hodges Thin Ice Neck Gaiter
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- 2021 (Creation)
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(2013-2023)
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Liam Hodges (b. 1988) first showed as part of the Fashion East installations at London Collections: Men a week after his graduation from the Royal College of Art in June 2013. Liam Hodges was sponsored by the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN programme for three years, from 2016 to 2018. The company collaborated with numerous other brands including Levi’s, Domino Pizza, Pepsi, Urban Outfitters, Dickies, Ellesse, Fila, Boardies and Björn Borg. In 2023, the company went into voluntary liquidation.
Sources: British Fashion Council; Fashion East
Sources: British Fashion Council; Fashion East
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Multi-coloured polyester circular neck gaiter printed with a blue and red design inspired by mud larking on the Thames and large Liam Hodges logo. The gaiter is a seamless accessory which can function as a face mask among other uses such as neckerchief, headband, hairband and others.
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No label.
Made in China.
Materials: 100% polyester microfibre
Measurements:
Width 50.5 cm
Height 26 cm
Made in China.
Materials: 100% polyester microfibre
Measurements:
Width 50.5 cm
Height 26 cm
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From website:
Protects your neck, doubles as a face covering. The Thin Ice Neck Gaiter has many functions. The print features Imagery found whilst mudlarking from the Thames. Bones and ephemera from the veins of London let us know a return to normal is a misadventure and a re-incarnated new world awaits.
Protects your neck, doubles as a face covering. The Thin Ice Neck Gaiter has many functions. The print features Imagery found whilst mudlarking from the Thames. Bones and ephemera from the veins of London let us know a return to normal is a misadventure and a re-incarnated new world awaits.
Note
Liam Hodges presents Capsule 001: Thin Ice. A film presenting the brand's first collection developed entirely in lockdown, testing the ways and means where a designer can create. This collection builds on the changes seen in AW20: Brave Old World, New Ideas, mixing found artefacts and textiles with industrial printing and laser techniques.
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Undercover exhibition label:
THIN ICE NECK GAITER
Liam Hodges
21 February 2021
£25
This neck gaiter was marketed directly to consumers by email during London Fashion Week, which this season was a digital-only event. This neck gaiter was designed to be worn both around the neck and doubles as a face covering. It features a print of imagery found whilst mud larking around the Thames.
Made in China
Polyester microfibre
Archive no. 2020.100.48