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Jacket
Designed by: Giorgio Armani (Italian, born in 1934)
Italian
1980s
Place of Use: United States; Object Place: Milan, Italy
Medium/Technique
Wool twill (crepe); cupro-rayon plain weave lining
Dimensions
Center back: 74.93 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2013.201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack wool blazer with strong padded shoulders and asymmetrical button lapel. Nine buttons in asymmetrical line down the front with one concealed button at the top. Princess lines on front and center back seam. Interior is lined in black curpo-rayon with multiple labels. Label at collar "Giorgio Armani/A Milano. Borgonuovo 21" attached beneath "40" covering the size is another label "Made in Italy." Two care labels at the right hip.
ProvenanceBefore 2008, sold by Palm Beach Vintage, Palm Beach, FL to Frederic A. Sharf, Chesnut Hill, MA; 2013, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)