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Reference code
2020.3.8
Title
Junior Gaultier Long Sleeved T-Shirt with Joker Print
Date(s)
- 1989 (Creation)
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Item
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1
Context area
Name of creator
(1988-1994)
Administrative history
Jean Paul Gaultier launched the Junior Gaultier line in 1988. It was designed as a lower-priced range aimed at the youth market. The Junior Gaultier label was replaced in 1994 with JPG by Gaultier, a unisex collection.
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Scope and content
Black cotton long sleeved T-shirt with applied vinyl print of an illustration of a playing card joker in red and black. The joker's face is the actor Cesar Romero (who played the character of the Joker in the American television show Batman). Across the middle of the figure is a sash with 'junior' written across it. The front of the shirt also has a 'J', a '?' and an image of a heart printed in black. It has a narrow rib band at the neck and cuffs. Size M.
Country of Design: France
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Country of Design: France
Country of Manufacture: Italy
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Label: Made in Italy
Materials: Cotton
Materials: Cotton
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Note
This was purchased in 1989 and at the time was the donors favourite shirt, so he wore it frequently.