Ensemble
Designer
Helmut Lang
(born 1956)
Spring 1999
Pink polyester chiffon and white cotton jersey
Gift of HL - art
Object number2009.32.6
In retrospect, Helmut Lang was one of the most influential designers of the 1990s, with his edgy but elegant clothes. In an article for Vogue, Sarah Mower recalls how Lang’s designs were a “coded disguise” for “the cool of both sexes.” A dress like this one implicitly asked: “Who recognized the sly flashes of acid-house pink? They didn’t. We did.”
DescriptionDress ensemble consisting of sheer hot pink polyester chiffon sleeveless dress over white cotton jersey sleeveless underdress with two detachable pink chiffon panels at R and L side hem and matching sheer pink arm sling padded with cotton battingExhibitions