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Richard Torry, designer

Men's shirt, 1980s

Description

Maker

  • Richard Torry, b. 1960, English, designer

Title

Men's shirt

Year

1980s

Medium

Cotton:plain weave

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Techniques

  • plain weave

Dimensions

73.7 cm (29 inches) (center back length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Richard Torry / London 4393656; CHARL [handwritten letters]

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Charles Rosenberg

Object Number

2012.26.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

Artist Rebel Dandy

Men of Fashion

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy

April 26 - August 18, 2013

Twin brothers Charles and Alan Rosenberg made their mark on the New York fashion scene of the 1980s as models and youthful dandies about town. Favored subjects of photographers from the Village Voice's Amy Arbus to Mario Testino, the brothers captivated spectators with their coordinated looks, with Charles as "dandyish" and Alan as "alternative."
This ensemble was put together at Charles's request from their donations to the collections of the RISD Museum and the Museum at FIT, and it represents one of many facets of the brothers' joint style, which celebrated the power of fashion both to settle and unsettle. The bull's-eye sweater was made by Richard Torry, a London-based designer who started his career knitting garments in cavernous punk clubs. Worn with these Vivienne Westwood trousers, it reflects an avant-garde approach that only the most daring gentlemen of the time would have embraced.

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Richard Torry

Sweater worn by Charles and Alan Rosenberg, ca. 1981

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