Object: Jacket
Brand:
Maison Martin Margiela
(French, founded 1988)
Designer:
Martin Margiela
(born 1957)
Date: Spring 1993
Medium: Black brocade, sequins, braid, and purple satin
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift from the private collection of Ms. Rebecca Pietri
Object number: 97.45.5
DescriptionBlack floral brocade jacket with sequined scrollwork design, black and purple satin and black braid trim, flared back peplum
Label Text:Numerous designers experimented with repurposing materials during the 1990s, but fashion editor Suzy Menkes called Martin Margiela “fashion’s founding father of recycling.” She also observed that “this secondhand stuff [was] partly a guilt trip—fashion’s purging of the excesses of the 1980s.” The jacket featured here is remade from a theater costume, which was crafted using antique brocade of unknown origin.
Relationships
Associated/Associated
Exhibitions:
- Fashion Unraveled
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997