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SUMMARY:produit-272084 - Date de vente : 27/02/2017
DESCRIPTION:Nom du lots : \n\n’The Ritva Man’ cotton sweater\, circa 19
 70\, with printed satin Ritva Man label\, with embroidered and appliqued p
 anel of a man with wings\, chest approx 117cm\, 46in\n\n\n\nFinnish-born R
 itva and her husband\, American-born Mike Ross\, were part of the vibrant 
 art\, fashion and music scene of ’60s and ’70s London and they produce
 d some of the most innovative knitwear of the period. After leaving the US
 A\, Mike attended a non-diploma course at the RCA in 1963-4\, while Ritva 
 studied at the London School of Printing. She later became a model\, and w
 orked at Jane & Jane\, where Jean Muir was the designer. Ritva started her
  self-named company with Mike Ross in 1966\, wholesaling to boutiques such
  as Annacat\, Browns\, and Countdown on the Kings Road. In 1969 they creat
 ed the ’Ritva Man’ label - their aim was to turn fashion into wearable
  art. They collaborated with contemporary artists such as Allen Jones\, Da
 vid Hockney\, Patrick Hughes and Elisabeth Frink to produce limited editio
 n sweaters. This sweater however bears just the Ritva label rather than a 
 limited artist edition label.\n
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