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Vivienne Westwood
Woman's Ensemble (Hat, Cape, Corset, Skirt, and Shoes)Fall/Winter 1987-1988

Not on view
Fashion mannequin wearing a faux-ermine capelet with black spots, a rust-brown balloon skirt, a decorative crown with blue and green panels, and platform shoes with crisscross straps
Textile crown form constructed from blue and olive-tan wool fabric, with red, teal, and blue applied fabric loops and patches along the band, topped with a knotted cord, and trimmed at the base with white faux fur spotted with black.

Vivienne Westwood, Vivienne Westwood, Woman's Ensemble (Hat, Cape, Corset, Skirt, and Shoes), Fall/Winter 1987-1988, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Vivienne Westwood
England, 1941-2022
Design House
Vivienne Westwood
England, London, founded 1985
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Hat, Cape, Corset, Skirt, and Shoes)
Place Made
England
Date Made
Fall/Winter 1987-1988
Medium
Hat: Wool twill and synthetic fur; Cape: Synthetic fur and silk satin ribbon; Corset: Silk velvet and coton knit (jersey); Skirt: Silk velvet; Shoes: Leather and wood
Dimensions
Overall (Hat): 7 × 8 × 8 in. (17.78 × 20.32 × 20.32 cm) Center back length (Cape): 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Length (Corset): 17 3/4 in. (45.09 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Overall (Shoes): 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. (13.02 × 7.94 × 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2002.97a-f
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles