91.256.1

Images (5)

His and Hers_09 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 89.53.3 (velvet suit), 98.104.1 (textile wall), 93.54.12 (suit), 88.42.11 (knit skirt suit), 2005.40.15 (jacket), 98.20.7 (suit), 2005.25.1 (textile wall), 99.59.4 (dress), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2005.40.18, 2003.96.1, 2006.34.2 (shoes case)

Body_18 Left to right 2017.20.1 (dress), 2002.16.1 (black dress), 79.66.40 (jumpsuit), 85.109.9 (unitard), 89.64.51 (ensemble), 88.134.28 (jacket), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2001.23.1 (shirt)

Body_16 Left to right 2017.20.1 (dress), 2002.16.1 (black dress), 79.66.40 (jumpsuit), 85.109.9 (unitard), 89.64.51 (ensemble), 88.134.28 (jacket), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2001.23.1 (shirt)

Body_08 Left to right 88.134.28 (jacket), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2001.23.1 (shirt)

Object: Man's sweater

Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier (born 1952)

Date: 1991

Medium: Wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Richard Martin

Object number: 91.256.1

DescriptionGrey wool man's muscle sweater.

Label Text:Jean Paul Gaultier created the likeness of a muscular, male torso on the surface of this sweater. It is a play on the idealized “hard” body that became fashionable during the 1980s. However, Gaultier used padding and wool to make a soft, cozy physique in which the wearer could wrap himself.

In Collection(s)

Menswear
1990s

Exhibitions:

The Body: Fashion and Physique
His and Hers