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Woman's leather suit
Designed by: Azzedine Alaïa (Tunisian (active in Paris), 1935–2017)
French
1980s
Medium/Technique
Leather; metal buttons
Dimensions
Center back (jacket): 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
Center back (skirt): 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Costume (skirt): 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
Center back (skirt): 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Costume (skirt): 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dawn F. Bennett
Accession Number2014.1229.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCropped black leather jacket with double-breasted six-button closure and wide notched collar. one zippered pocket angled over right breast. Label "ALAIA PARIS"
Short black leather skirt pieced out of narrow panels, and fitted at back waistband with corset tie laces; belt loops. Label: "ALAIA PARIS" .
Short black leather skirt pieced out of narrow panels, and fitted at back waistband with corset tie laces; belt loops. Label: "ALAIA PARIS" .
Provenance1980's, sold by Barney's to Dawn F. Bennett, Kapa'au, HI; 2014, gift of Bennett to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2014)