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Reference code
2020.100.61
Title
Off-White Brushed Diags Camo Mask
Date(s)
- 2017 (Creation)
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1
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Scope and content
Single-layer face mask made of camouflage print cotton jersey in shades of green. The front is printed with white diagonal lines. The ear loops and edges are made of camouflage print narrow ribbing binding.
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Care label: Fabric 100% Cotton / Produced and Distributed by Off-White Operating SRL / Via Manin 13 / 20121 Milano Italia / Made in Portugal / OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™
Hang tag: OMRG001F176001369901 O/S / DIAG CAMOU MASK ALL OVER / OFF-WHITE
Hang tag: The Print and Personalisations of this garment are crafted by hand. Natural inconsistency due to the work process are inherent to each individual garment. They are not considered a defect but a surplus value which makes each piece unique.
Orange Tie: 2013© 'ZIP TIE' / OFF-WHITE™
Opaque Hang tag: 2013© 'HANGTAG' OFF-WHITE C/O VIRGIL ABLOH™ / Womens Mens Objects / Designed by Virgil Abloh
Hang tag: OMRG001F176001369901 O/S / DIAG CAMOU MASK ALL OVER / OFF-WHITE
Hang tag: The Print and Personalisations of this garment are crafted by hand. Natural inconsistency due to the work process are inherent to each individual garment. They are not considered a defect but a surplus value which makes each piece unique.
Orange Tie: 2013© 'ZIP TIE' / OFF-WHITE™
Opaque Hang tag: 2013© 'HANGTAG' OFF-WHITE C/O VIRGIL ABLOH™ / Womens Mens Objects / Designed by Virgil Abloh
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Note
With all original tags still attached. Purchased by previous owner from menswear retailer END in 2017.
Note
With all original tags still attached. Purchased by previous owner from menswear retailer END in 2017.
Note
Undercover exhibition label:
CAMO BRUSHED DIAGS MASK
Off-White
2017
Face masks first appeared in the Off-White collection in 2017. They were widely interpreted at the time as a reference to countries like Japan and South Korea, where the use of face masks had become more common in the aftermath of the SARS epidemic in 2002-2004.
Cotton
Archive no. 2020.100.61