Object: Suit
Designer:
Vivienne Westwood
(British, 1941 - 2022)
Date: Fall 1996
Medium: Wool tartan plaid and black silk velvet
Country: England
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2001.79.1
DescriptionSuit; asymmetrical jacket in multiple plaids with black velvet collar, and black velvet pegged skirt
Label Text:This suit incorporates elements of Vivienne Westwood's fascination with traditional British dress, specifically in its precise tailoring and use of tartan fabric. She irreverently combines these elements with asymmetrical design and mixes tartans to create a suit that reflects her creativity and eclecticism. Much of Westwood's current work alludes to her revolutionary Punk designs of the 1970s; however, it is her synthesis of a streetwear-inspired aesthetic and meticulous construction that has established her as a leading contemporary designer.
Exhibitions:
- Arbiters of Style
- London Fashion
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties