2005.40.5

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Power_Mode_15 Left to right 2005.40.4 (vest), 2005.40.5 (pants), 98.20.5 (ensemble), 2011.8.1 (ensemble)

Power_Mode_14 Left to right 2005.40.4 (vest), 2005.40.5 (pants), 98.20.5 (ensemble), 2011.8.1 (ensemble)

Fashion and Politics_53 Left to right 91.111.36 (jacket), 91.192.1 (leather jacket), 90.179.1 (t shirt wall), 90.179.2 (t shirt wall), 2005.40.4 and 2005.40.5 (vest and pants), 95.9.2 (dress)

Object: Man's pants

Brand: Versace (Italian, founded 1978)

Designer: Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997)

Date: Spring 1993

Medium: Leather and metal

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Gift of Michael Sherman

Object number: 2005.40.5

DescriptionMan's black leather jeans with overall grid of small silver metal studs; tapered legs with zipper cuff; curved front pockets with metal studs embossed with classical heads; leather back zippered pockets with triangular flap over topstitched band

Label Text:A season after his famous “bondage” womenswear collection, Versace designed these leather garments for his menswear collection. The studded pants and perforated vest are a direct reference to Leathermen, a subculture within the gay community that formed in the 1970s. Versace was known for incorporating overt homoerotic references into his menswear designs.

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Menswear

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