Cage waistcoat
1990 {spring-summer 1990}
- Medium
- plastic (boning, zip), acetate, metal (wire)
- Measurements
- 54.0 cm (centre back) 41.0 cm (waist flat)
- Place/s of Execution
- Italy
- Inscription
- label, centre back neckline, woven in green on black acetate: JEAN PAUL / GAULTIER / HOMME / 50 / DRY CLEAN ONLY / MADE IN ITALY
- Accession Number
- 2019.8
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Ruth Houghton Bequest and NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2019
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Level 3, NGV International
- About this work
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A recurring reference in Jean Paul Gaultier’s work is his interest in cage silhouettes, enmeshing Victorian crinolines with the chains and constraints of the S&M world. Here, the structured form of the black Cage waistcoat shows Gaultier’s skilful manipulations of masculine dress codes.