Ensemble
Designer
Ralph Lauren
(born 1939)
1981
Cotton chambray, off white cotton, and painted chamois leather
Gift of Lisa Battista Giglio
Object number2000.93.1
Ralph Lauren’s famous 1981 “Prairie” collection played on the romance of the “Old West.” Denim and chambray featured heavily in the looks. Here, Lauren combined a chambray dress with fringed leather gloves, Navajo jewelry, and the oversized silhouette prevalent in early 1980s fashion. To further romanticize his collection, Lauren shot the advertising campaign outside, in overgrown fields, against the background of an open plain.
DescriptionSet; long ruffled Prairie dress in blue cotton chambray, wrap cardigan Fair Isle sweater hand knit in heavy off white cotton with red, blue and multicolor patterned bands, and fringed gauntlets in light tan chamois leather painted with arrows and diamondsCollections
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