2020.5.1

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Food & Fashion Left to right: United Farm Worker Union, Delano Grapes Strike Fiftieth Anniversary “Huelga!” t-shirt, 2015, Lent by Melissa Marra-Alvarez; 2023.14.1 (black t-shirt); 2022.29.1 (black and white t-shirt); 2016.82.9 (denim overalls); 2020.5.1 (black ensemble); 72.100.151 (green reticule, case); 2021.35.2 (red mask, case);
98.140.2 (camo jacket); 88.134.20 (black jeans); 2010.46.1 (beige dress, shoes and bag)

Object: Man's ensemble

Brand: Rick Owens

Designer: Rick Owens (born 1962)

Date: Spring 2020

Medium: Cotton, leather, and plastic

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Rick Owens

Object number: 2020.5.1

Descriptionman's ensemble; black cotton cropped blazer, notch collar, five button cuffs and attached back harness; grey cotton sleeveless t shirt with United Farm Workers logo; black zip front jumpsuit with large side zipper pockets; black plastic visor style sunglasses; black leather platform boots with elastic side gussets, back heel loop and clear acrylic heels

Label Text:Rick Owens expressed his Mexican identity (his mother is of Native Mexican heritage) through his spring 2020 Tecuatl collection. He partnered with the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) to feature their iconic Eagle Mark logo, a reference to Aztec designs, on some of his ensembles, highlighting the importance of immigrant farm workers especially during the global pandemic.

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