Levi Shorts

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

Front of a pair of white shorts with the cuffs rolled up. There is a small tear next to the fly of the shorts and duct tape visible on the right hand side which is wrapping around from the back of the shorts.

Front of a pair of white shorts with the cuffs rolled up. There is a small tear next to the fly of the shorts and duct tape visible on the right hand side which is wrapping around from the back of the shorts.

Name/Title

Levi Shorts

Entry/Object ID

MOT000076

Tags

Fashion, Clothing, Shorts

Description

Light blue levi shorts covered in tape. Pair of faded light blue Levi shorts, well worn & covered in silver duct tape. Dirt on front & back, hole below fly zip, ripped material across back, bottom of right leg frayed. Rips covered in duct tape. Label inside waist "Levi Special Edition Superlow". Note on sheet; tag in pocket and worn by Verne at Trans Pride 2016 when volunteering. Trans Pride sticker included.

Collection

Main Collection

Category

Fashion

Dimensions

Height

42.1 cm

Width

44.5 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

Worn by a trans pride volunteer who split them whilst working. They were so busy they could not go home and change, and so taped up these shorts so that they could keep helping out.