Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Wig, and Shoes)

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Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Wig, and Shoes)

Series: Kinky Kings
Collection: Wonderland collection
Belgium, Fall/Winter 1996-1997
Costumes; ensembles
Inflatable jacket: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Shirt: viscose/nylon twill and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Trousers: polyester knit laminated onto polyurethane Wig: polystyrene coated with rubber Shoes: leather and rubber
Center back length (Jacket): 23 1/2 in. (59.69 cm) Center back length (Shirt): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Inseam (Pants): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Wig: 10 × 9 × 11 in. (25.4 × 22.86 × 27.94 cm) Shoes: 7 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (19.05 × 12.38 × 29.85 cm)
Gift of Walter Van Beirendonck (M.2014.87.6a-f)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.