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Vivienne Westwood
'Cambridge Rapist' Top1977

Not on view
Museum display of a punk fashion ensemble on a white mannequin: cream graphic T-shirt with Union Jack print, red tartan trousers with buckled straps, black boots, and white mohawk wig
Fashion display with two white mannequins. Left figure wears a dark structured jacket with belt, black trousers, red shoes, and a sculptural gray textured headpiece. Right figure wears a graphic Union Jack print t-shirt, red tartan trousers with straps, black boots, a leather wristband, and a tall white spiked mohawk headpiece.
Designer
Vivienne Westwood
England, 1941-2022
Designer
Malcolm McLaren
England, London, 1946-2010
Label
Westwood - McLaren
England, London, 1976 - 1980
Title
'Cambridge Rapist' Top
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
1977
Medium
Cotton plain weave, printed
Dimensions
Center back length: 24 in. (60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Tim Blanks
Accession Number
M.2015.131
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.