Object: T-shirt
Designer:
Vivienne Westwood
(British, 1941 - 2022)
Date: Fall/Winter 1995
Medium: Cotton
Country: England
Credit Line: Gift of Timothy Reukauf, Stylist
Object number: 96.36.9
DescriptionWhite cotton scoop neck short sleeve T-shirt with printed design of 18th century woman drinking tea with text Vivienne Westwood vive La Cocotte Autumn Winter 1995 / 1996 in ornate frame
Label Text:The French art de vivre (art of living) signifies refined and disciplined taste and is popularly traced to the eighteenth century. Its image, often identified by fashion and food, has a long afterlife and has come to stand in for many contemporary ideas. Designer Vivienne Westwood uses a depiction of an eighteenth-century lady taking tea and pastries on this t-shirt to represent women intellectuals and social leaders.
Exhibitions:
- Food and Fashion