Object: Bustier
Designer:
Issey Miyake
(1938 - 2022)
Date: 1983
Medium: Molded plastic
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Gift of Krizia Co.
Object number: 87.12.1
DescriptionRed Plastic Body bustier, molded from female torso to fit body front, shaped with flares below waist
Label Text:Issey Miyake is one of the most original designers of our era, and this molded plastic bustier is a good example of his willingness to experiment with the relationship between clothes and body.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Japan Fashion Now
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
- The Corset: Fashioning the Body
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT