Object: Man's ensemble
Brand:
The Gap
(American, founded 1969)
Brand:
Levi Strauss & Co.
(American, founded 1873)
Brand:
Calvin Klein
(American, founded 1968)
Designer:
Nicola Bowery
Date: 1989
Medium: Cotton denim, paillettes, beads, and cotton knit
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Freddie Leiba
Object number: 2012.19.1
DescriptionMan's light blue denim ensemble; sleeveless jeans jacket and jeans hand beaded overall with large iridescent paillettes in light blue, royal blue, silver and gold with a clear bead at each center; coordinating black cotton knit t-shirt
Label Text:Worn to the 1989 Love Ball (one of the first AIDS fundrarisers), this costume was designed by Nicola Bowery, wife of Leigh Bowery.
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier