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Walter Van Beirendonck
Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Wig, and Shoes)Fall/Winter 1996-1997

Not on view
Fashion mannequin wearing a padded ecru jacket with red zipper trim, plaid underlayer, photorealistic swan-and-water-lily printed pants, and green suede ankle boots
Fashion display on a white mannequin wearing a cream patent-vinyl jacket with red zipper and small red pin details over a plaid shirt, paired with multicolored printed trousers in blue and green; the mannequin has a sculpted blond wig styled in an updo.
Walter Van Beirendonck, Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Wig, and Shoes)
Designer
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, born 1957
Design House
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, Antwerp, founded 1983
Label
Walter Van Beirendonck
Belgium, Antwerp, 1993 - 1999
Title
Man's Ensemble (Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Wig, and Shoes)
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
Fall/Winter 1996-1997
Medium
Inflatable jacket: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Shirt: viscose/nylon twill and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Trousers: polyester knit laminated onto polyurethane Wig: polystyrene coated with rubber Shoes: leather and rubber
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 23 1/2 in. (59.69 cm) Center back length (Shirt): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Inseam (Pants): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Wig: 10 × 9 × 11 in. (25.4 × 22.86 × 27.94 cm) Shoes: 7 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (19.05 × 12.38 × 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Walter Van Beirendonck
Accession Number
M.2014.87.6a-f
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.