Object: Ensemble
Brand:
Duro Olowu
(British)
Date: Fall 2012
Medium: Multicolor cotton and silk lace, black wool and silk crepe, and polka dot silk charmeuse
Country: England
Credit Line: Gift of Duro Olowu
Object number: 2016.65.1
DescriptionEnsemble; cape in blue and brown hand cut cotton and silk lace; multicolor polka dot and stripe blouse in silk charmeuse; black crepe pants in wool and silk
Label Text:Duro Olowu’s international success arises from “a strong visual cross-cultural aesthetic, quality of the cut and the fabric, and an appreciation for the female form.” Olowu masterfully embraces bricolage, vibrantly mixing colors, prints, and textures. He says, “This is how women wear clothes in contemporary Africa…It’s an offbeat, strong aesthetic that influences my work.”
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT