Jacket
Brand
Gucci
(Italian, founded 1920)
Designer
Tom Ford
(born 1961)
c. 1995
Polyester, nylon, and spandex blend
Gift of Dorothy Schefer Faux
Object number2008.25.4
Tom Ford’s upscale, boldly-colored interpretation of a ski jacket features a tailored fit and prominent branding. It would have been a sophisticated and eye-catching choice for a ski resort—and all the more because Gucci, then under Ford’s leadership, thrived as a status label during the 1990s.
DescriptionFitted hot pink ski jacket with GUCCI embroidered in black letters down R sleeve: standing band collar; slit pockets with pink zipper closure at L breast and R and L front hip; cold gouble G ornament zipper pulls; quilted shoulder yoke; princess seams; zipper at cuffs; pink cotton lining; hip length; polyester, nylon, spandex blendExhibitions