Object: Suit
Designer:
Claude Montana
(French, 1949 - 2024)
Date: c. 1985
Medium: Silk and wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2017.64.1
DescriptionSuit, double breasted jacket with large squared off shoulders and matching short skirt in bright pink wool blend.
Label Text:Pink became very fashionable again in the 1980s. Although some have interpreted the revival of pink as part of a “backlash” against women, others perceive it in terms of third generation feminism, with young women rejecting the idea that they had to look like imitation men. Certainly, a bright pink, skirted suit seems to convey the image of a powerful woman.
Exhibitions:
- Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color