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These were acclaimed by the fashion press, and orders flooded in from all the major cities in the US. Their most famous creation involved a trout floating in water. A quote from <i>da Materie Plastiche</i> in 1984 described their work as such:\r\n   \"Putting a perfectly imitated fish in a transparent bag and taking it for a walk is like putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa, as had been done by the Surrealists. It's ignoring the rules of the established game, it's being ironic. The demystification of the material, of fashion, the satire of consumerism through a new consumerism is brought forward by the two designers who use dissonance and other clearly surrealistic effects.\"\r\n\r\nThis bag features a purple vinyl record of Prince's <i>Purple Rain</i> album. This album would become known as one of the best albums in rock music history, critically acclaimed and loved by all the major music press and the general public. Prince's amalgamation of different musical styles including rock and pop, R&B, dance and metal, also combined with his experimentations in sound made for a fascinating album. It would go on to become 13 x platinum in the US (sales of over 13 million).","physicalDescription":"Transparent PVC shopping bag, with inner lining of PVC. Between the two walls is a plastic and fabric purple rose, a small open envelope, a notecard (which reads \"I Love You, Prince\"), and a purple vinyl record, the bottom third of which has been cut off, to make it sit properly in the bag.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Avant de Dormir","id":"A35632"},"association":{"text":"designers","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"PVC","id":"AAT14513"}],"techniques":[{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Transparent PVC","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2020MP3124"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES356732"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"bags (costume accessories)","id":"AAT198926"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Milan (city)","id":"x29007"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1984-5","earliest":"1984-01-01","latest":"1985-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Moira Bellas of WEA Records","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"53","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"including handles","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"40","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"13","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"when fully open","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Transparent PVC shoulderbag designed by Avant de Dormir, Milan. Encased in the outside panel is an artificial purple rose, a small white envelope and note, with \"I love you - Prince\" printed on it, and most of a purple vinyl record of Prince's album, Purple Rain (one third has been snapped off to fit with the edge of the bag).","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Köbi Weisendanger, Avant de Dormir Museum. In <i>Avant de Dormir</i>. 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