Object: Suit
Brand:
Levi Strauss
(American, founded 1873)
Designer:
Kenzo
(1939 - 2020)
Date: 1986
Medium: Cotton denim, appliqués, sequins, and plastic rhinestone studs
Country: France or USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bernstein
Object number: 86.151.1
DescriptionBlue denim Levi's jacket and jeans recut and styled into a cropped princess jacket, with shirt collar and short puffed sleeves, and hip hugger mini skirt with gores, and decorated with rose appliqués, sequins, plastic rhinestone studs.
Label Text:This ensemble was made entirely from a Levi’s® denim jacket. Designer Kenzo Takada created it for the November 1986 “Decorated Denim AIDS Benefit.” For the event, designers were given a classic Levi’s® jacket and told to turn it into something unique to be auctioned off for charity. Kenzo took the man’s workwear garment and entirely deconstructed it before reconstructing it as a sexy cropped top and ultra-mini skirt.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier
- Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion