95.9.1

Object: Dress

Brand: Moschino (Italian, founded 1983)

Date: Spring/Summer 1994

Medium: Printed plastic bags

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Gift of MODA & Company for Moschino

Object number: 95.9.1

DescriptionDress made from plastic garbage bags; Full length fitted straight-line dress with built in underwire bra and narrow shoulder straps in black with grey printed words; CF bow and tiered overskirt made from multiple small white bags printed with multicolor store logos

Label Text:The tenth anniversary of the Moschino label was celebrated with a runway collection titled “Chaos.” This gown—crafted from plastic trash liners and carrier bags—made a statement about waste. Long before the concept of “plastic free” entered the mainstream, Moschino’s custom bags were made from biodegradable materials and bore slogans about reuse.

Exhibitions:

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
Fashion, Italian Style