99.53.1

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Exoticism_27 Left to right 2003.28.2 (plaid dress), 92.229.9 (textile wall), 96.6.23 (dress), 87.64.1 (paisley dress), 95.7.2 (sweater ensemble hidden), 99.53.1 (pink velvet suit), 92.182.1 (boots case), 93.165.2 (hat case), 98.13.1 (shoes case), 98.50.1 (tiger print dress partial)

Exoticism_28 Left to right 92.229.9 (textile wall), 88.63.28 (hat case), 86.91.10 (necklace case), 2004.38.4 (shoes case), 96.6.23 (dress), 87.64.1 (paisley dress), 95.7.2 (sweater ensemble hidden), 99.53.1 (pink velvet suit), 92.182.1 (boots case), 93.165.2 (hat case), 98.13.1 (shoes case), 98.50.1 (tiger print dress partial), 97.70.1 (ensemble hidden), 99.43.1 (red gown)

Object: Evening suit

Designer: Rifat Ozbek

Retailer: Bergdorf Goodman (American, founded 1899)

Date: 1994-1996

Medium: Crushed velvet, slubbed satin, patterned silk, and silver beads

Country: England

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Laura Silver

Object number: 99.53.1

DescriptionEvening suit in rose pink crushed velvet and contrast fabrics; long sleeved cropped collarless jacket with attached vest in slubbed satin, and silver metal ball buttons and loops; flared asymmetrical mini skirt with left godets of shadow stripe and patterned sheer fabric and beaded hem of silver ball buttons

Label Text:“Ethnic is what we did in the sixties,” said Rifat Ozbek in 1994. “The last thing you want is for your collection to be like one of those costume parties. You don’t want to be literal about it.” Here, the designer subtly referenced his heritage through the inclusion of silver balls, like those found on Turkish jewelry.

In Collection(s)

1990s

Exhibitions:

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
Exoticism