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Big in Japan ensemble

Jean Paul Gaultier (French, born in 1952)
Mariko Kusumoto (Japanese, born in 1967)
French
2019

Medium/Technique Silk (?) organza, pleated, silk damask, silk plain weave, polyester ornaments
Dimensions Center front: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center back: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by the Curators Circle: Fashion Council
Accession Number2019.2276.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSculpted corseted Obi belt in purple pleated organza embellished with organza seaworld sculptures over ivory tuxedo trousers.
Provenance2019, sold by Gaultier Paris to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)