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Object: Dress
Brand:
Mimi Plange
(American, founded 2010)
Date: Spring 2013
Medium: Leather
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mimi Plange
Object number: 2016.49.1
DescriptionPink fitted sleeveless leather dress with trapunto quilting at front; exposed brass metal zipper at CF, kick pleat
Label Text:“I embed my biography into garments,” says Ghanaian-born designer Mimi Plange, now based in New York. The curved lines on this dress refer to the ancient African tradition of scarification. Plange‘s innovative designs were recognized by Michelle Obama at the “Celebration of Design” event in 2014.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers
- Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color