2012.56.1

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Uniformity_31Left to right 85.87.2 (sequined set), 2012.56.1 (top), 2015.89.8 (pants), 2015.37.3 (ensemble)

Uniformity_05 left to right P84.25.2 (dress), 68.143.56 (dress with bow), U.636 (white cap), 84.26.4 (sailor set), 82.151.88 (cap), 93.26.2 (sailor top), 85.87.2 (sequined set), 2012.56.1 (top), 2015.89.8 (pants), 2015.37.3 (ensemble)

Object: Man's top

Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier (born 1952)

Date: c. 1993

Medium: Cotton

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Antoine Bucher

Object number: 2012.56.1

DescriptionMan's navy blue and white nautical stripe long sleeve top in cotton knit; la mariniere pullover; white knit trim at round neckline; Gaultier Jean's logo at CB neck

Label Text:The marinière, colloquially known as a Breton shirt, was added to the French Navy’s official uniform in 1858. The white and dark blue horizontal stripes were designed to make it easier to see men who had fallen overboard. Over the last 150 years, Breton stripes have become an enduring fashion motif. Jean Paul Gaultier has made the marinière a fixture of his work, using it in his menswear, womenswear, accessories, and fragrance marketing.

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Menswear

Exhibitions:

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