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Title
- "Pi Pants" from the "Hair Bleach collection" 2020, made from Levi´s vintage jeans dyed with hair bleach (descriptive title)
Collection
Production
- design: Jojo Gronostay, Vienna (?)
- maker: DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES, Vienna, 2020
- execution: Levi Strauss & Co., before 2020
Subject
Measurements
- height: 109 cm
- width: 42 cm
Inventory number
- T 14817
Acquisition
- purchase , 2020
Department
- Textiles and Carpets Collection
Inscriptions
- label (interior/inside) : DWMC
- text on object (rechts) : DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES / THE LABEL'S NAME DERIVES FROM / THE GHANAIAN TERM OBRONI W'AWU / WHICH CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO/ DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES / WHEN THE FI[R]ST WAVES OF SECOND HAND CLOTHES / ARRIVED IN GHANA FROM THE WEST / THE LOCAL'S COULD NOT BELIEVE / THAT SUCH HIGH QUALITY CLOTHING / COULD BE GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE / THEY ASSUMED THE PREVIOUS OWNER / MUST HAVE DIED
- text on object (button) : DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES / THE LABEL'S NAME DERIVES FROM / THE GHANAIAN TERM OBRONI W'AWU / WHICH CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO/ DEAD WHITE MENS CLOTHES / WHEN THE FI[R]ST WAVES OF SECOND HAND CLOTHES / ARRIVED IN GHANA FROM THE WEST / THE LOCAL'S COULD NOT BELIEVE / THAT SUCH HIGH QUALITY CLOTHING / COULD BE GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE / THEY ASSUMED THE PREVIOUS OWNER / MUST HAVE DIED
Description
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Onesize, unique item
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trousers, "Pi Pants" from the "Hair Bleach collection" 2020, made from Levi´s vintage jeans dyed with hair bleach, Jojo Gronostay, MAK Inv.nr. T 14817
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/pi-pants-from-the-hair-bleach-collection-2020-made-from-levis-vintage-jeans-dyed-with-hair-bleach_368778
Last update
- 16.03.2025
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