2011.18.10

Images (3)

MinMax_41 Left to right 2000.108.1 (ensemble), 2004.49.4 (dress), 2011.18.10 (coat ensemble), 2014.61.3 (ensemble), 2018.12.40 (blue ensemble), 2018.12.23 (bag), 2008.77.1 (dress), 2017.1.1 (backpack), 2000.32.7 (ensemble), 2006.7.3 (suit), 97.36.3 (black gown), 2008.80.3 (coat), 2009.32.1 (dress), 2001.65.1 (dress wall)

MinMax_17 Left to right 2000.108.1 (ensemble), 2004.49.4 (dress), 2011.18.10 (coat ensemble), 2014.61.3 (ensemble), 2018.12.40 (blue ensemble), 2018.12.23 (bag)

Object: Set

Designer: Karl Lagerfeld (1933 - 2019)

Date: 1984-1985

Medium: Wool gabardine and wool crepe

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Diane A. Fogg

Object number: 2011.18.10

DescriptionSet; dress and coat in a multicolor graphic geometric print in orange, green, yellow, purple and black on off white ground, textile design inspired by the Italian design movement Memphis; short sleeve dress in wool crepe with wide elastic at front waistband and black wool crepe at back dress panel and tie sash attached at side front; matching oversized trench style coat with epaulets in wool gabardine with black collar

Label Text:The multi-colored geometric print of this set was inspired by the 1980s Italian design movement known as Memphis. Reacting to the austerity of Modernism, Memphis embraced bright colors and an “outrageous” aesthetic, pushing the limits of “acceptable taste.” In 1981, Karl Lagerfeld famously decorated his Monte Carlo home with Memphis furniture.

In Collection(s)

1980s

Exhibitions:

Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes