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Shirt, trousers, sash and boots

WORLDS END, London (retailer), Vivienne WESTWOOD (designer), Malcolm McLAREN (designer)
Shirt, trousers, sash and boots
 1981 {Pirate collection, autumn-winter 1981–82}

Medium
cotton, plastic (button), leather, wood, metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 98.0 cm (centre back) 77.0 cm (sleeve length) (shirt)
(b) 95.0 cm (outer leg) 38.5 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
(c) 221.0 × 102.0 cm (sash)
(d-e) 33.0 × 27.0 × 9.0 cm (each) (boots)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Krsytyna Cambell-Pretty AM and Family, 2025

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Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in yellow on burgundy synthetic fabric: WORLDS END / mclaren / westwood / BORN IN ENGLAND
(b) label, centre back waistline, woven in yellow on burgundy synthetic fabric: WORLDS END / mclaren / westwood / BORN IN ENGLAND

Accession Number
2025.624.a-e

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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