{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O133780"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O133780/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AT2844/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AT2844/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2006AT2844","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O133780/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O133780","accessionNumber":"T.194&A-1990","objectType":"Pair of boots","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"These 'Timberland' leather boots formed part of an outfit put together by photographer and DJ Normski and hiphop clothing suppliers Four Star General for the exhibition <i>Streetstyle, From Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to Tomorrow</i> held at the V&A in 1994-5. The complete outfit consisted of a ‘Zulu Nation’ baseball cap; a ‘Four Star General’ cotton and corduroy jacket and trousers; an ‘African-American Alumni’ cotton sweatshirt; three pendants and the boots. The outfit reflected a style of ‘Afrocentric B-Boy’ dress worn by young men in Britain around 1990.\r\n\r\n‘Afrocentric’ describes the celebration of African culture by African-Americans in the late 1980s. The movement was popularised by US bands such as <i>Arrested Development</i>, <i>Jungle Brothers</i> and <i>A Tribe Called Quest</i> whose clothes and accessories reflected their African heritage. This outfit includes a pendant in the shape of the African continent, a jacket and trousers with kente-cloth style edging and a string of ‘trade beads’ (glass beads historically made in Europe for trade in West Africa). \r\n\r\n‘B-Boy’ was the name given to young, urban African-Americans associated with the Rap and Hip-Hop scene. The term came into usage in Britain through hit singles by <i>Run DMC</i> and the <i>Beastie Boys</i>. It was associated with labelled sports clothes, specific brands of trainers, baseball caps and chunky jewellery.","physicalDescription":"Pair of tan suede boots with lace-ups ankle style.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Timberland","id":"A19923"},"association":{"text":"manufacturer","id":"x33306"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"suede","id":"AAT193368"}],"techniques":[{"text":"shoe-making","id":"x40339"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Suede","categories":[{"text":"Footwear","id":"THES48951"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Clothing","id":"THES48975"},{"text":"Streetstyle exhibition 1994","id":"THES282706"},{"text":"Caribbean","id":"THES286921"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AT2844"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES344602"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES344602"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Boot","id":""}],[{"text":"Boot","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"United States","id":"x29333"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1990","earliest":"1990-01-01","latest":"1990-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the manufacturer","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"Size 7W","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Registered File number 1990/494, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Afrocentric B-Boy UK c1990' (includes the sweatshirt T.1032-1994, the suit, jacket T.1033-1994 and trousers T.1034-1994, and the baseball cap T.1035-1994).\r\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Boots, tan suede, Timberland, United States, 1990","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties","id":"AUTH352425"},"details":"","free":"Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Afrocentric B-Boy UK c1990'."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"CLASSIC RUGGED HANDSEWN SHOE,\r\n\"50009 RANGE ROVER\"\r\nHandsewn moccasin-style shoe in oiled burgundy leather with raw-hide lacing and heavy rubber tread sole\r\n\r\nSIX-INCH PREMIUM WATERPROOF HIKING BOOT \"10061 WHEAT NUBUCK\"\r\nTimberland Company, USA\r\nLight tan, silicone treated leather laced boot with padded ankle cuff and heavy rubber tread sole\r\n\r\nGiven by Timberland Company\r\n\r\nT.194, T.195-1990\r\n\r\nThe family-run Abington Boot Company in Hampton, New Hampshire has produced hand-crafted boots for generations. Timberland shoes (their name since 1972) are exceptionally well-made, combining traditional workmanship with the latest technology. They are a classic example of an article of clothing that has crossed the divide to become fashionable dress. Their popularity in recent years as a highly visible street-fashion trend symbolizes the younger generation's growing ecological concern and \"new age\" approach to fashion,","date":{"text":"1990","earliest":"1990-01-01","latest":"1990-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["T.194-1990","T.194A-1990"],"accessionNumberNum":"194","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1990,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Boot [1]","Boot [2]"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-10-08","recordCreationDate":"2007-04-11","availableToBook":false}}