2008.25.4

Images (4)

Sporting Life_17 Left to right 74.84.80A (photo wall), U.2078 (scarf wall), 96.69.38 (ensemble), 96.69.38 (long johns), 72.100.5 (boots case), 94.130.2 (hat case), 98.113.1 (shoes case), 74.112.5 (belt case), 69.162.158 (scarf wall), 2011.6.1 (unitard), P92.57.36 (ensemble), 95.73.3 (blue jacket), 2008.25.4 (pink jacket), 99.122.2 (ensemble)

Uniformity_21 Left to right 80.76.3 (hat case), 2001.44.3 (hat case), P84.38.11 (baseball uniform), P84.22.6 (striped unifor m), 85.108.1 (cycling ensemble), 89.20.29 (shirt wall), 85.45.2 (sweater), 2015.77.3 (dress hidden), P89.57.36 (letter sweater), P84.38.1 (pants), 2015.68.1 (ensemble), 2011.6.1 (unitard), 2008.25.4 (jacket)

Uniformity_08 2011.6.1 (unitard), 2008.25.4 (jacket)

Object: Jacket

Brand: Gucci (Italian, founded 1920)

Designer: Tom Ford (born 1961)

Date: c. 1995

Medium: Polyester, nylon, and spandex blend

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Schefer Faux

Object number: 2008.25.4

DescriptionFitted hot pink ski jacket with GUCCI embroidered in black letters down R sleeve: standing band collar; slit pockets with pink zipper closure at L breast and R and L front hip; cold gouble G ornament zipper pulls; quilted shoulder yoke; princess seams; zipper at cuffs; pink cotton lining; hip length; polyester, nylon, spandex blend

Label Text:Tom Ford’s upscale, boldly-colored interpretation of a ski jacket features a tailored fit and prominent branding. It would have been a sophisticated and eye-catching choice for a ski resort—and all the more because Gucci, then under Ford’s leadership, thrived as a status label during the 1990s.

Exhibitions:

Sporting Life
Uniformity