Medium: Leather and brass metal

Date: 1987

Country: France

Credit: Museum purchase

​Azzedine Alaia transformed the “biker” jacket into a body-hugging dress, extending the asymmetrical zipper down the length of the wearer’s body. This adds an erotic quality to the look, but the reference is still recognizable. Alaia was known for his sexy designs during the “power dressing” era of the 1980s.

Object Number: 2013.24.1