Object: Jacket
Designer:
Vivienne Westwood
(British, 1941 - 2022)
Date: Spring 1984
Medium: Cotton denim and Velcro
Country: England
Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Martha Abraham
Object number: 94.162.2
DescriptionWide cut jeans jacket in blue and yellow ribbed cotton denim, with yellow Velcro tabs at sleeve edges; asymmetrical rounded notch collar; small envelope pockets sewn on top of large envelope pockets with flaps extending out of shoulder seams; slanted pockets with flaps stitched open on to jacket, above pocket, at flap points; no closure
Label Text:Denim has appeared in Vivienne Westwood’s work throughout her career, from her groundbreaking boutiques to her runway collections. This particular example dates from the mid-1980s. In it, Westwood plays on the construction of a Levi’s® 507 jacket, altering the proportions in a disorienting way. It now drapes around the wearer’s body, and the patch pockets have been enlarged and moved to the wearer’s shoulders, almost like epaulets.
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier