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Shows minor signs of normal vintage wear consistent with age, with clean structure and intact graphics. Size \u0026amp; Fit: Size Large, featuring an authentic oversized, baggy 90s streetwear silhouette. Design Details: Cream\/off-white heavy cotton crewneck sweatshirt featuring bold front stenciled typography (\"GOD SAVE THE KING ARCHI\"), contrast red embroidered sleeve lettering (\"veryBrit\"), and an elaborate back graphic with \"English Attitude\" script and portrait print detailing. Finished with striped ribbed collar and cuffs, plus a small lower-front logo patch. Historical Background Information The Designer Heritage: Launched as a diffusion and youth-oriented streetwear line by Gianfranco Ferré - hailed in Italian fashion history as the \"Architect of Fashion\" and former artistic director of Christian Dior - GF Ferré captured the edgy, irreverent spirit of turn-of-the-millennium European design. 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Each shoe is divided asymmetrically, one side black and the other white, with a pointed toe, a curved V-shaped vamp and a high cone heel; inside, they are lined in metallic gold leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGianni Versace presented his first womenswear collection under his own name on 28 March 1978 at the Palazzo della Permanente in Milan, after several years designing for Genny, Complice and Callaghan. Through the 1980s his house became one of the defining names of Milanese ready-to-wear, at a time when Milan was establishing itself as an international fashion capital. Versace's work of the decade favoured strong contrast, graphic composition and materials with a visible finish, and accessories carried the same vocabulary as the clothes. These shoes are not attributed to a specific collection or season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shoes are in leather throughout, with leather upper, lining and sole. The black and white halves meet along the length of the shoe, so that the two colours read differently depending on the angle; the V-shaped vamp and pointed toe lengthen the foot, and the cone heel gives a compact, tapering counterweight. The metallic gold lining carries the 'Gianni Versace' label and 'Made in Italy'. Size IT 37.5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pair shows how Gianni Versace applied the graphic contrast of his 1980s collections to footwear, and the gold lining is a characteristic detail of the house in these years. 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Their timeless black colour makes them particularly versatile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appealing collectible for enthusiasts of vintage Christian Dior, 1980s fashion and archival accessories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand: Christian Dior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod: 1980s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepartment: Unisex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategory: Trouser braces \/ suspenders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Silk blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColour: Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage: Yes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 40\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: 85\/100 – Very good vintage condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Archivary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57689822855548,"sku":"TA-DIO-0113","price":199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/9433\/2408\/files\/8B3EA639-79DA-47A8-A6CA-452A48FDDB31.png?v=1793641246"},{"product_id":"1980s-christian-dior-lounge-wear-pink-long-robe-petite-embroidered-logo","title":"1979–1984 Christian Dior Pink Full Length Robe with Embroidered Logo – Marc Bohan Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eA long pink robe from Christian Dior's loungewear, dated to 1979–1984, in size Petite, with an embroidered Dior logo. It comes from the house's licensed lingerie and at-home dressing, a category in which the Dior name was applied to robes, nightwear and slips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Dior began licensing its name in 1948, and within two years it appeared on a wide range of accessories. Under Marc Bohan, artistic director from 1961 to 1989, the licensed lines expanded further, and the period also saw the launch of new Dior lines such as Miss Dior, Baby Dior and Dior Monsieur. Loungewear and lingerie allowed the house to dress its clients at home as well as in public, and an embroidered logo, rather than a printed one, was one of the ways these pieces carried the Dior signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe robe is full length, in pink, and the Dior logo is embroidered. Size: Italian 40 – approximately UK 8 \/ US 4 \/ EU 36\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned Dior loungewear from the Bohan years records the private side of the house's output, which is less often preserved than its daywear and eveningwear. A full-length robe from these years will interest collectors of Dior and of vintage lingerie, as well as stylists and costume departments dressing domestic scenes set at the turn of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Archivary ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58079600836988,"sku":"TA-DIO-0117","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/9433\/2408\/files\/IMG_0934.jpg?v=1793619078"},{"product_id":"untitled-28-oct-at-22-51","title":"1990s Givenchy Tights Body Gleamers Pantyhose Style 157 Blue Dahlia","description":"\u003cp\u003eGivenchy Body Gleamers pantyhose, Style 157, in the shade Blue Dahlia, from the late 1980s or 1990s. Body Gleamers was Givenchy's line of hosiery with a sheen finish, and Blue Dahlia is one of its named fashion colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHubert de Givenchy opened his house in Paris in 1952, at the age of twenty-four, after working for Elsa Schiaparelli. Like the other Paris couture houses, Givenchy extended its name through licensed accessories, and hosiery placed the house's signature within reach of a wide public at a fraction of the cost of its clothes. The house was acquired by LVMH in 1988, and Hubert de Givenchy retired in 1995, so pantyhose from this period belong to the final years of the founder's direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pantyhose are identified on the packaging as Body Gleamers, Style 157, shade Blue Dahlia. The name of the line describes its finish: a sheer leg with a light-reflecting gleam, in keeping with the polished evening dressing of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed colours and style numbers make licensed hosiery a precise record of its moment, and Givenchy examples from the years of Hubert de Givenchy's direction are of interest to collectors of the house and of couture-licensed accessories. They are also a practical resource for stylists and costume departments dressing the late 1980s and early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize C. 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By the 1980s, under Marc Bohan's artistic direction (1961–1989), the Dior name appeared on hosiery in a wide range of colours and finishes. The same decade saw exercise become a fashion subject: Jane Fonda's first workout video was released on 24 April 1982, and leotards, leg warmers and footless tights moved from the studio into street and evening dressing. Footless tights carrying a couture name show how quickly that fitness look was absorbed by the established fashion houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tights are footless, ending at the ankle, and are in mixed colours. One size, with measurements given on the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDior footless tights are an unusual crossover between couture licensing and 1980s fitness culture, and they rarely survive, since hosiery was made to be worn and replaced. They interest collectors of Dior licensed goods and of 1980s activewear, and are of practical use to stylists and costume departments recreating the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Archivary ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58082047983996,"sku":"TA-DIO-0114","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/9433\/2408\/files\/IMG_0967_d64039f2-d029-4755-91bc-7311614d3c62.jpg?v=1793989907"},{"product_id":"1980s-christian-dior-double-dash-design-tights-bas-collants-saffron-one-size","title":"1980s Christian Dior Double Dash Design Tights Bas-Collants Saffron \/One Size","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of Christian Dior tights from the 1980s in saffron, with the 'Double Dash' design, one size. The packaging uses the bilingual term 'Bas-Collants', the French word for tights, alongside the English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHosiery was one of the earliest categories Christian Dior placed under licence. The house was founded in 1946 and, from 1948, began agreements that carried its name beyond couture; the first licence for stockings in the United States followed in 1949, and by 1950 the Dior name appeared on a wide range of accessories, from ties and gloves to scarves and handbags. Licensed hosiery made the house accessible to a far wider public than its couture salons, and by the 1980s, under Marc Bohan's artistic direction, Dior tights were sold in a broad range of fashion colours and patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese tights are in a saffron shade and carry the Double Dash design named on the packaging. They are one size, with measurements given on the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDior hosiery of this period is a small but telling part of the house's history: it records how a couture name was carried into everyday dressing through licensing, and the colour names and packaging are characteristic of their decade. 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