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Unknown Maker, Swiss

Work Trousers

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Swiss

Culture

Swiss

Title

Work Trousers

Year

1940s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

106.7 cm (42 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped metal seal on front of trousers: [Swiss cross] 65284 K

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2013.17

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures
Oct 05, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019

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Patches covering holes in the Ghanaian fugu proclaim the value of the indigo-dyed cotton and the pride taken in its hand weaving. Numerous repairs to the industrial-denim Swiss worker’s pants impart a layer of personal history and care to an otherwise anonymous uniform. According to shoemaker Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé, who wore the G-Star RAW jeans over the course of 15 years, they were witness to the making of many shoes: “They got mended with about four different jeans. I also practiced some of my sashiko stitching in the early stage.” Upcycling mixed with technological experimentation defines the B.Earley Top 100 shirt, one in a series of deadstock polyester blouses designer Becky Earley heat-photogram exhaust-printed using vintage lace garments as stencils. [See also 2018.43, 2008.47.2, 2017.5.2].

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Unknown Maker, Swiss
Work Trousers, 1940s
Cotton twill weave, indigo dyed; patched, mended, and darned
106.7 cm (42 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2013.17

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