Object: Man's suit
Brand:
Jean Paul Gaultier Homme
Designer:
Jean Paul Gaultier
(born 1952)
Date: c. 1990
Medium: Black wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Sean Scherer
Object number: 2005.91.1
DescriptionMan's stylized navy wool suit fitted with elasticized shirred panels on jacket and pants, inset with large silver metal zippers, and trimmed with multiple shoelace bows; jacket with wide padded shoulders, narrow notch collar, open underarm seam, and self-covered buttons; pants with sailor style front with L&R zipper; and detachable black suspenders
Label Text:Gaultier made this suit from traditional wool fabric, but he included his signature edge by adding shirred elasticized panels to the jacket and trousers, an innovative and visually arresting fitting technique. The industrial-style zippers, embellishments usually associated with street fashion, are softened with the unusual trimming of shoelace-style bows. This unique blend of tradition and subversion characterizes Gaultier's work and references punk fashion, an influential movement that was emerging as he introduced his own clothing line in the late 1970s.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- The Tailor's Art