Object: Coat
Designer:
Martin Margiela
(born 1957)
Date: Fall/Winter 1990-1991
Medium: Wool
Country: Belgium
Credit Line: Gift of Stella Ishii
Object number: 2008.80.3
DescriptionLong narrow grey wool coat with overall laser cut slashes: open at CF from neckline to hem; slight V-neck; narrow full length sleeve; exposed seams; unfinished hem.
Label Text:Martin Margiela’s “slashed” coat lacks any lining, allowing the cuts to shift and take shape according to the wearer’s body and movements. The use of a laser-cutting technique lends a technologically-driven, late 20th-century twist to this historical concept.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion Unraveled
- Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes
- Fashion and Technology