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Collections

Walter Van Beirendonck
Ensemble from the “Lust Never Sleeps” collectionFall/Winter 2012-2013

Not on view
Color photograph of a standing figure in a lavender and chartreuse suit and fedora, wearing an angular mask with an elongated pointed nose
Photograph of a masked figure wearing a pale pink leather mask with an elongated beak-like nose and dark eye openings, topped with a yellow leather fedora; dressed in a chartreuse jacket, lavender vest, and purple bow tie against a gray background.
Close-up photograph of a tan leather glove on a mannequin hand, with visible stitching along the fingers and small fur pompoms at the fingertips and cuff, against a yellow-green wool garment and lavender background.
Designer
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, born 1957
Design House
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, Antwerp, founded 1983
Title
Ensemble from the “Lust Never Sleeps” collection
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
Fall/Winter 2012-2013
Medium
Jacket, shirt, and trousers: wool plain weave Bow tie: wool plain weave Shoes: leather Hat: leather Mask: leather Gloves: leather with mink fur trim
Dimensions
a) Blazer center back length: 30 in. (76.2 cm) b) Shirt center back length: 30 in. (76.2 cm) c) Trouser inseam: 36 1/4 in. (92.08 cm) d) Hat: 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (31.75 x 28.58 x 13.97 cm) e) Mask: 8 3/4 × 12 × 10 in. (22.23 × 30.48 × 25.4 cm) f) Bow tie length: 22 × 2 in. (55.88 × 5.08 cm) g-h) Glove length: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm) i-j) Shoe: 4 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (11.43 × 34.29 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Bennett Rosenthal
Accession Number
M.2014.88.1a-j
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.