93.70.1

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RetroSpective_44 Left to right 89.198.2 (dress hidden), 2010.64.1 (tape measure dress), 73.1.1007 (textile case), 87.119.6 (belt case), P93.12.5 (textile wall), 88.25.3 (paper dress hidden), 99.91.1 (paper dress), 2005.58.2 (denim and black dress), 81.48.2 (chain mail dress), 80.200.4, 2010.68.1 (bags case), 88.12.1 (suit), 2005.23.1 (dress), 85.84.2 (leggings), 2004.42.3B (textile wall), 93.70.1 (ensemble), 98.59.4, 89.69.24 (shoes case), 2013.6.1 (ensemble)

RetroSpective_50 Left to right 88.12.1 (suit), 2005.23.1 (dress), 85.84.2 (leggings), 2004.42.3B (textile wall), 93.70.1 (ensemble), 98.59.4, 89.69.24 (shoes case), 2013.6.1 (ensemble)

Object: Ensemble

Designer: Anna Sui (American, born 1952)

Designer: John Fluevog (born 1948)

Brand: Erickson Beamon

Designer: James Coviello

Designer: Jill Stuart

Brand: Dr. Martens (British, founded 1960)

Date: Spring 1993

Medium: Striped acrylic ribknit, olive silk, felt, multicolor cotton, ceramic, silver metallic leather, and rubber

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Anna Sui

Object number: 93.70.1

DescriptionRainbow Grunge ensemble: Union suit and matching separate sleeves in acrylic ribknit with rainbow stripes in yellow, yellow green, pink, turquoise blue, and black; olive green drab fatigue style silk vest and shorts with butterfly patches; web fatigue belt with felt flowers; multicolor cotton crocheted cap with star segments; ceramic millefiore cross choker; silver metallic leather brogued ankle boots with striped rubber platform unit sole

Label Text:The term grunge was first used to describe a music scene in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The disheveled appearance of grunge musicians, characterized by worn flannel shirts and thrift store finds, quickly grew to influence high fashion. The grunge look was soon adopted by numerous fashion designers. Anna Sui’s military-inspired garments, paired with rainbow striped knits and accessorized with butterfly patches and custom Doc Marten boots, combined elements of the grunge aesthetic with Sui’s optimistic sensibility.

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
RetroSpective
Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties