Ensemble
In her essay, "Notes on Camp" from 1964, Susan Sontag describes the cultural phenomenon of camp in fifty-eight notes. Note 25 reads "Camp is the spirit of extravagance. Camp is a woman walking around in three million feathers."
This three-tiered feather dress in cotton candy colors embodies the camp spirit, which favors "the thing as pure artifice." A humorous take on Broadway costumes and show attire, this dress typifies Marc Jacob's take on the American fashion vernacular.
This three-tiered feather dress in cotton candy colors embodies the camp spirit, which favors "the thing as pure artifice." A humorous take on Broadway costumes and show attire, this dress typifies Marc Jacob's take on the American fashion vernacular.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Designer: Marc Jacobs (American, founded 1984)
- Date: spring/summer 2019
- Culture: American
- Medium: (a) silk, ostrich feathers, synthetic fiber; (b) Lurex, lycra; (c, d) plastic (vinyl), leather
- Credit Line: Gift of Marc Jacobs, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.366a–d
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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