98.140.1

Images (7)

RetroSpective_12 Left to right P85.56.1 (textile wall), 83.17.1 (bag case), 89.164.150 and 89.164.152 (shoes case), 89.1.1 (choker case), 82.32.1 (sequinned dress), 83.194.1 (top), P90.20.1 (gown), 71.263.3 (shoes case), 86.7.1 (purple dress), 95.173.1 (black dress), 99.14.2 (mini dress), 98.140.1 (jacket), 91.158.1 (gold dress), 98.20.8 (suit), 93.86.9 (textile wall), 93.86.36 (textile wall), 93.86.18 (textile wall)

Unraveled_25 98.140.1 (jacket), 2008.80.3 (coat)

Unraveled_12 Left to right 98.140.1 (jacket), 2008.80.3 (coat), 91.254.23 (skirt), 78.100.8 (denim dress), 2015.47.1 (blazer overalls), 92.182.1 (boots), 92.182.2 (bustier)

Unraveled_20 Left to right 98.140.1 (jacket), 2008.80.3 (coat), 91.254.23 (skirt), 78.100.8 (denim dress), 2015.47.1 (blazer overalls), 92.182.1 (boots), 92.182.2 (bustier)

Object: Jacket

Designer: Vivienne Westwood (British, 1941 - 2022)

Date: Spring 1991

Medium: Red rayon satin and white burlap

Country: England

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 98.140.1

DescriptionSlashed jacket in red rayon satin; bomber style with corded seams and edging; exposed white burlap packing; zipper front

Label Text:This jacket references the Renaissance fashion for “slashing,” in which a series of small cuts made to the outer fabric of a garment reveals the contrasting lining beneath. This style demonstrates Vivienne Westwood’s studies of historic fashion, while also offering a more refined version of the designer’s ripped and ragged punk aesthetic of the 1970s.

Exhibitions:

Fashion Unraveled
RetroSpective
Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties