Object: Suit
Brand:
Givenchy
(French, founded 1952)
Designer:
John Galliano
(born 1960)
Date: Fall 1996
Medium: Wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Adnan Ege Kutay
Object number: 2020.37.1
DescriptionLight purple wool skirt suit; six button front cropped long sleeve jacket with padded shoulders gathered at side, front and back bodice darts, seamed wing collar, brown suede piping details; Light purple wool pleated to the knee skirt with yoke, side zip
Label Text:Hubert de Givenchy showed his last collection before retirement in July 1995. One hour after the presentation, the house announced its new designer: John Galliano. The appointment was widely lauded as a means of delivering a fresh energy to the brand, which had been under the leadership of its founder since 1952.
Exhibitions:
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties