Blue Shirt With Patches and Pins

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A dark blue button up shirt, with some colourful buttons. It has distinctive 'X' stitching up the side seams and down the arm seams. There are several patches sewn onto the left breast.

A dark blue button up shirt, with some colourful buttons. It has distinctive 'X' stitching up the side seams and down the arm seams. There are several patches sewn onto the left breast.

Name/Title

Blue Shirt With Patches and Pins

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/004

Tags

National Day of Trans Collecting, London, Fashion, Clothing

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Fashion, Badges

Dimensions

Height

800 mm

Width

700 mm

Depth

15 mm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

I came out in secondary at an all-'girls' uniform school, and this was my first men's shirt (I stole it from my father). I altered it for self-expression sake, but never really wore it. It remains an important first step in learning to sew - I can now make whatever I want :)