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Vivienne Westwood
Woman's Ensemble (Dress, Shawl, and Panty)Fall/Winter 1990-1991

Not on view
Black-and-white photograph of a full-length sheer black tulle gown with figural embroidery and wide fringed cape, displayed on a gray mannequin
Black lace textile, close-up detail showing a central oval medallion with needle-run figures of animals and foliage, surrounded by scrolling vine motifs on fine net ground
Black lace textile with applied figural motif depicting a nude figure wrestling or struggling with a rearing horse, surrounded by scrolling vine and foliate patterns on a sheer net ground.
Designer
Vivienne Westwood
England, 1941-2022
Design House
Vivienne Westwood
England, London, founded 1985
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Dress, Shawl, and Panty)
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
Fall/Winter 1990-1991
Medium
Cotton/nylon net, rayon flock-printed
Dimensions
Center back length (Dress): 58 3/4 in. (149.23 cm) Shawl, including fringe: 152 × 27 in. (386.08 × 68.58 cm) Length (Panty): 13 5/8 in. (34.61 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Ellen A. Michelson
Accession Number
M.2012.95.154a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul. Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018.