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Red bomber style jacket with small diagonal slashes throughout and zipper front
Jacket
Red bomber style jacket with small diagonal slashes throughout and zipper front
Jacket
Designer (British, 1941 - 2022)
Spring 1991
Red rayon satin and white burlap
England
Museum purchase
Object number98.140.1
This jacket references the Renaissance fashion for “slashing,” in which a series of small cuts made to the outer fabric of a garment reveals the contrasting lining beneath. This style demonstrates Vivienne Westwood’s studies of historic fashion, while also offering a more refined version of the designer’s ripped and ragged punk aesthetic of the 1970s.
DescriptionSlashed jacket in red rayon satin; bomber style with corded seams and edging; exposed white burlap packing; zipper front
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