Medium: White linen, aqua and fuchsia cotton, and off-white suede

Date: 1989

Country: USA

Credit: Gift of Universal City Studios

Vice cop Sonny Crockett—Don Johnson’s character on the 1980s television series Miami Vice—was outfitted in casual, soft silhouettes in shades that were complementary to the vibrant color palette of the show. Wardrobe director Jodie Tillen often sourced designs directly from the European runways. These “tropical-chic fashions,” as Time magazine called them, helped boost sales of more relaxed, deconstructed styles for men.

Object Number: 89.89.1