Sweater vest
The Peacock Revolution of the mid-1960s drastically changed menswear from the traditional and staid to exaggerated and flamboyant. Suit collars and lapels took on large proportions and shirts and vests became vividly patterned. This vest is a classic example of this British style which ruled fashion at the time. The variation of pattern also references the Op Art movement which utilized optical illusions and perceptual abstraction.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sweater vest
- Manufacturer: Braten
- Date: ca. 1971
- Culture: British
- Medium: acrylic
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Drew, 1988
- Object Number: 2009.300.573
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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