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Woman's ensemble
Designed by: Jean Paul Gaultier (French, born in 1952)
French
Dimensions
Center back (top): 71.1 cm (28 in.)
Center back (skirt): 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Center back (cardigan): 41.9 cm (16 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Center back (cardigan): 41.9 cm (16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Evelyn H. Lauder Fashion Collection—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2013.672.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSpaghetti strap top with tattoo design lined with bright yellow silk. Colors used in design include sky blue, white, shades of yellow, orange red, brown, and purple. The bottom of the top is serged with bright orange thread.
Silk peasant skirt. Skirt is deep orange, sheer, and ruffled. The skirt is divided into four large sections divided by three rows of ruffles. An orange ribbon belt at the waist ties into a bow acting as a fastner. For additional support, there are several small white clasps located at the center back of the skirt. An orange silk skirt is attached on the inside of the skirt.
Cardigan with tattoo design and ruffles.Colors used in design include sky blue, white, shades of yellow, orange red, brown, and purple. A cord on each side of the cardigan (made from same silk material as cardigan) is wrapped with bright orange thread, and is meant to be tied together. The sleeves are extra long and bell shaped at the bottom. Rows of ruffles and ribbons (lined with wire) decorate the bell shape of the sleeve. There is a ribbon that fades from green to blue to purple, a strip of neon green mesh, a strip of blue mesh with white polka dots, an orange mesh, a ribbon that fades from yellow to orange to bronze, turquoise lace, and a ribbon that fades from dark blue to grey. From end to end the ruffle/ribbon embelishment is approximatley 5in. wide. The same ruffle/ribbon embelishment, with the addition of a brown strip of lace, acts as a trim along the cardigan.
Silk peasant skirt. Skirt is deep orange, sheer, and ruffled. The skirt is divided into four large sections divided by three rows of ruffles. An orange ribbon belt at the waist ties into a bow acting as a fastner. For additional support, there are several small white clasps located at the center back of the skirt. An orange silk skirt is attached on the inside of the skirt.
Cardigan with tattoo design and ruffles.Colors used in design include sky blue, white, shades of yellow, orange red, brown, and purple. A cord on each side of the cardigan (made from same silk material as cardigan) is wrapped with bright orange thread, and is meant to be tied together. The sleeves are extra long and bell shaped at the bottom. Rows of ruffles and ribbons (lined with wire) decorate the bell shape of the sleeve. There is a ribbon that fades from green to blue to purple, a strip of neon green mesh, a strip of blue mesh with white polka dots, an orange mesh, a ribbon that fades from yellow to orange to bronze, turquoise lace, and a ribbon that fades from dark blue to grey. From end to end the ruffle/ribbon embelishment is approximatley 5in. wide. The same ruffle/ribbon embelishment, with the addition of a brown strip of lace, acts as a trim along the cardigan.
ProvenanceBefore 2011, acquired by Evelyn H. Lauder (b. 1936 - d. 2011); 2011, given by inheritance to her husband, Leonard A. Lauder, New York, NY; 2013, gift of Lauder to the MFA. (Accession date: June 26, 2013)