2003.61.8

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Sporting Life_03 Left to right P90.88.3 (gym suit), P90.84.2 (red gym suit), P90.31.5 (scarf wall), P92.25.3 (denim ensemble), 72.61.60 (ensemble), 88.133.60 (scarf wall), 86.130.115 (sweatshirt and pants), 85.196.10 (gym top and tights), 2012.14.1 (grey and black dress), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2003.61.8 (catsuit), 2007.56.36 (black jumpsuit) 86.21.48, 2005.49.2, 2002.24.8 (shoes case), 96.114.1 (textile wall)

Sporting Life_37 Left to right 86.130.115 (sweatshirt and pants), 85.196.10 (gym top and tights), 2012.14.1 (dress), 2003.61.2 and 2003.61.3 (leotard and skirt), 2003.61.8 (catsuit), 2007.56.36 (black jumpsuit) 86.21.48, 2005.49.2, 2002.24.8 (shoes case)

Object: Bodysuit

Designer: Bonnie August (1947 - 2003)

Date: 1985

Medium: Cotton, polyester and Lycra stretch jersey

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Bonnie August

Object number: 2003.61.8

DescriptionTurtleneck catsuit in black cotton / polyester / Lycra stretch jersey, with long sleeves, tapered leg with stirrup, and CB zipper

Label Text:Bonnie August was design director at Danskin from 1975 to 1984. In 1985, she formed her own activewear label. Akin to the bodysuits worn by dancers, her form-fitting “catsuit” was a garment equally acceptable in the studio or on the street. The lithe garment resembles earlier jumpsuit styles produced by Halston, the acclaimed designer whose name was often connected to the dance costumes of Martha Graham’s dance company.

In Collection(s)

1980s

Exhibitions:

Sporting Life