Object: Suit
Designer:
Lawrence Scott
Date: 1994
Medium: Cotton
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Lawrence Scott
Object number: 95.13.1
DescriptionOversize jacket made from patchwork of off white cotton feed sacks screen printed with multicolor words and logos; matching front wrap mini skirt with burlap feed sack back
Label Text:Lawrence Scott constructed this stylish suit from large pieces of old feed sacks. He chose to utilize traditional feed sacks rather than the fashionably printed, mid-century bags in order to call attention to their origin. Scott’s design exemplifies the increasing importance of recycling during the 1990s — a notion that extended to fashion production.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion Unraveled
- The Big, the Bold, and the Beautiful: Hand Screen-Printing for Fashion and Interiors