Medium: Green wool tweed, gold synthetic, cotton muslin, horse hair, and leather

Date: Fall 2000

Country: England

Credit: Gift of Joe Casely-Hayford

“I was always classified as a ‘black designer,’ so I had to struggle to work against that. I was into punk, I made clothes for The Clash,” said designer Joe Casely-Hayford. His designs juxtapose refined British tailoring with a punk attitude. This tension is represented here in a tailored all-in-one vest, jacket, and coat – paired with an unconventional muslin horsehair skirt.

Object Number: 2016.57.1