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Walter Van Beirendonck
Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Sweater, Trousers, Ear Ornaments, Brooches, and Shoes)Fall/Winter 2013-2014

Not on view
Fashion display on white mannequin: pink blazer with abstract face appliqué, magenta turtleneck, watercolor-print slim trousers, and platform Oxford shoes with orange-striped soles
Large brooch or appliqué on a pink blazer lapel, depicting a stylized face: dark glitter oval head with a single eye of blue sequins and a crystal, red beaded lips, a glitter triangle at top, and a narrow neck piece below.
Large gold-toned ear clip displayed on a white mannequin head, featuring a circular hammered base set with multicolored glass cabochons in coral, blue, green, teal, and yellow, with slender wire extensions tipped with additional small stones radiating outward.
Photograph of a pair of dark brown leather platform shoes with wooden block heels, worn with floral-patterned trousers. Platforms edged with alternating orange and dark brown triangles; each shoe features a painted yellow cat's eye with blue lightning bolt detail on the vamp.
Designer
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, born 1957
Design House
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, Antwerp, founded 1983
Title
Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Sweater, Trousers, Ear Ornaments, Brooches, and Shoes)
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
Fall/Winter 2013-2014
Medium
Jacket: wool plain weave and synthetic/metallic plain weave Turtleneck sweater: wool knit Trousers: synthetic complex weave Ear ornaments and brooches: metal and glass Shoes: leather
Dimensions
Center back length (Blazer jacket): 31 in. (78.74 cm) Center back length (Turtleneck): 26 3/4 in. (67.95 cm) Inseam (Pants): 34 1/2 in. (87.63 cm) Ear Ornaments: 4 3/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (11.11 × 6.67 × 6.99 cm) Eye Brooch: 1 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 5/8 in. (4.13 × 5.72 × 1.59 cm) Lips Brooch: 1 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in. (3.49 × 6.03 × 1.27 cm) Overall (Platform Shoes): 6 × 12 1/2 × 4 in. (15.24 × 31.75 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Walter Van Beirendonck
Accession Number
M.2014.87.2a-i
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.