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Reference code
2020.100.52
Title
Vivienne Westwood True Punk Face Mask
Date(s)
- 2020 (Creation)
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1
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Biographical history
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(1999-present)
Administrative history
Manufacturer of reusable bags and textile products which are made in their factory in Pondicherry, South India. They are suppliers of the Bags of Ethics™ label.
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White cotton face mask with 'TRUE PUNK' printed in black capital letters across the front with 'climaterevolution.co.uk' underneath. The covering is lined in white cotton and has sewn-down pleats at each narrow end. There are two lengths of narrow white elastic on each end that are fastened together with small white buckles to form adjustable ear loops. There is a small black label to the front left end with 'Bags of / Ethics TM' woven into it.
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Label: Bags of Ethics™
Materials: cotton
Measurements:
Width: 190mm (without ear loops)
Height: 150mm
Materials: cotton
Measurements:
Width: 190mm (without ear loops)
Height: 150mm
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Note
This mask was created by Vivienne Westwood to be worn at Climate Revolution protests in London in September 2020.
Note
Undercover exhibition label:
TRUE PUNK FACE MASK
Climate Revolution
July 2020
Given to Vivienne Westwood's staff and acquaintances, this mask highlights the designer's Climate Revolution campaign. Activists wore it for Julian Assange's extradition hearing at the Old Bailey on 7 September 2020. This protest appeared in a short film released to promote Westwood's Spring Summer 2021 collection during London Fashion Week on 18 September 2020, replacing a physical runway show.
Made in the United Kingdom
Cotton
Archive no. 2020.100.24