Terms and Conditions
The artist, title and date of the work must be listed anywhere the image is reproduced:
Worlds End, London (retailer)
Malcolm McLaren (designer)
Vivienne Westwood (designer)
Shirt, sash and breeches 1981 {Pirates collection, autumn-winter 1981–82}
cotton
(a) 100 cm (centre back) (shirt)
(b) 46.0 × 215.0 cm (sash)
(c) 77.0 cm (outer leg) 36.0 cm (waist, flat) (breeches)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Just Jeans Pty Ltd, Member, 1999
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Where possible, the image must be reproduced in full (no cropping or over-printing). If you wish to use a detail of the work, a full reproduction of the work must also be reproduced elsewhere in the publication.
While the NGV believes this work to be in the Public Domain, it is the responsibility of the publisher to ensure that no further permissions are required for use.
For a complete list of terms and condition of use see the National Gallery of Victoria’s copyright policy.
Shirt, sash and breeches
1981
Pirates collection, autumn-winter 1981–82
Medium
cotton
Measurements
(a) 100 cm (centre back) (shirt)
(b) 46.0 × 215.0 cm (sash)
(c) 77.0 cm (outer leg) 36.0 cm (waist, flat) (breeches)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Just Jeans Pty Ltd, Member, 1999
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
With Pirate, Westwood drew on historical and global
references to craft a radically new aesthetic – one unlike
anything she or the fashion world had seen before. In keeping
with this new direction, the label adopted a new logo: an arm
brandishing a cutlass, inspired by the flag of seventeenthcentury
English privateer-turned-pirate Thomas Tew. The Pirate
collection quickly gained cult status before crossing over into
the mainstream. It also helped to define the look of London’s
New Romantic scene, epitomised by musicians such as Steve
Strange, Boy George and Adam Ant.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
(a) label, centre back, printed in blue on white fabric: world's / end / McLAREN / WESTWWOOD / BORN IN ENGLAND
(b) label, centre back, printed in blue on white fabric: world's end / McLAREN / WESTWOOD / BORN IN ENGLAND
(c) label, centre back, printed in blue on white fabric: world's end / McLAREN / WESTWOOD / BORN IN ENGLAND
Accession Number
1999.359.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest