Man's ensemble
Brand
Walter Van Beirendonck
(born 1957)
Summer 2006
Raffia, white organdy, orange cotton, and multicolor embroidery
Gift of Walter Van Beirendonck
Object number2007.54.2
The shape of this coat was modeled on 18th-century menswear. Made of raffia, a tropical plant, it is adorned with images of dinosaurs and insects, rather than the floral embroidery characteristic of that period. Van Beirendonck was inspired by the ultimately destructive “cross-pollination” between 18th-century European explorers and the indigenous people of Easter Island.
DescriptionMan's ensemble; natural raffia grasscloth waistcoat and white organdy tunic shirt, each with multicolor animal embroidery, orange cotton cropped pantsExhibitions