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Tom Ford
Thong SwimsuitSpring/Summer 1997

Not on view
White headless mannequin torso wearing a low-rise sand-beige brief-style garment, displayed against a pale gray background
Product photograph of a matte white male torso mannequin, viewed from behind, wearing a minimal ivory G-string with a small gold interlocking-G metal hardware detail at center back.
Designer
Tom Ford
United States, Texas, born 1961
Design House
Gucci
Italy, Florence, founded 1921
Title
Thong Swimsuit
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1997
Medium
Cotton/polyester knit and metal
Dimensions
Length: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Cameron Silver
Accession Number
M.2011.167.11
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.