Artefacts

London 2012, costume from the 1970s worn during the opening ceremony at the segment called "Frankie and June Say Thanks Tim".

Physical description

Costume styled like the clothers worn by the rock band Queen, composed of a suit, wristbands and leg pads, a wig and a pair of shoes.

Created

Created: Tahra ZAFAR

Materials

textile, synthetic material, imitation leather, Foam, feather, rubber

Colors

gold, brown, multi coloured, red, silver, orange

Dimension

131 x 36 cm

Literature

KELSO, Paul. "London 2012 Olympics: 'I did it for my father...". In: The Telegraph, 28 July 2012,

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> costume

Reference number

203742

Ensemble

Keywords

Opening ceremony London 2012, Olympic Games Male Music

Notes

1970s costume, London 2012 Costume worn during the section of the ceremony that paid homage to popular culture and celebrated the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee Costume inspired by Ziggy Stardust, a fictional character who was conceived and played by David Bowie in the early 1970s.