Shirt
For the spring/summer 1996 "trompe l'oeil" (optical illusion) collection, Martin Margiela invited photographer friends to make black and white photographs of vintage garments, in this case a dual-tone knitted jumper, and used these images as prints for lightweight summer garments such as this top consisting of a printed jersey overlaid by a printed synthetic gauze. Combined with a long coat, which featured a trompe l'oeil print of a 1930s Shetland overcoat, this striking piece combined the contrasting lightness of the gauze with the "found" visual motif of a heavy, knitted jumper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shirt
- Design House: Maison Margiela (French, founded 1988)
- Designer: Martin Margiela (Belgian, born 1957)
- Date: spring/summer 1996
- Culture: French
- Medium: viscose
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.391
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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