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Suit

Design House Gucci Italian
Designer Tom Ford American
fall/winter 1996–97
Not on view
Tom Ford's designs, derivative of the 1970s, seize the sensuous indulgence of the lounge lizard and "Studio 54" era, especially in this bright velvet suit that seems ready for the disco floor despite its date of 1996. Ford's acumen is to make this fashion look new after an interval of only two decades.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Suit
  • Design House: Gucci (Italian, founded 1921)
  • Designer: Tom Ford (American, born 1961)
  • Date: fall/winter 1996–97
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: (a–c) cotton; (d,e) reptile skin
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Stephen Cirona, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.52.1a–e
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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