Jacket
The whimsical "Smiley Face" blazer by Italian designer Franco Moschino characteristically deconstructs the high-mindedness of fashion, by giving it a friendly face as opposed to the idea that designer fashion is based on exclusivity or elitism. Like a cartoon or an emoji, the smiley face is an easily recognizable icon and its meaning is accessible to all.
As a postmodern designer, Moschino champions the “camp” sensibility, which upends notions of high versus low, and good taste versus bad taste, as described by Susan Sontag in her seminal essay "Notes on Camp" (1964), which Moschino had printed on glass in his office. Through his democratic designs, Moschino expresses the ideas captured in Sontag's writings that "the whole point of Camp is to dethrone the serious. Camp is playful, anti-serious" as well as "Camp taste is, above all, a mode of enjoyment, of appreciation - not judgment. Camp is generous. It wants to enjoy."
As a postmodern designer, Moschino champions the “camp” sensibility, which upends notions of high versus low, and good taste versus bad taste, as described by Susan Sontag in her seminal essay "Notes on Camp" (1964), which Moschino had printed on glass in his office. Through his democratic designs, Moschino expresses the ideas captured in Sontag's writings that "the whole point of Camp is to dethrone the serious. Camp is playful, anti-serious" as well as "Camp taste is, above all, a mode of enjoyment, of appreciation - not judgment. Camp is generous. It wants to enjoy."
Artwork Details
- Title: Jacket
- Couture Line: Moschino Couture (Italian, founded 1983)
- Designer: Franco Moschino (Italian, 1950–1994)
- Design House: House of Moschino (Italian, founded 1983)
- Date: 1992
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: acetate, rayon, metal
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gould Family Foundation Gift, in memory of Jo Copeland, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.74
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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