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Walter van Beirendonck, designer

Man's Sweatshirt, Autumn/Winter 2016/2017

Description

Maker

  • Walter van Beirendonck, est. 1983, Belgian, design label
  • Walter van Beirendonck, b. 1957, Belgian, designer

Title

Man's Sweatshirt

Year

Autumn/Winter 2016/2017

Medium

100% cotton, mirrorwork, plastic buttons

Dimensions

Center back length: 58.4 cm (23 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Walter Van Beirendonck
Tag (see object file): Walter Van Beirendonck AW1617 / Art: 6011 Frame-Sweat / Col: comb III naturel / Size: XS

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mark Pollack

Object Number

2017.25.2

About

Fighter jets swirl and missiles explode around a leopard with rider on this sweatshirt. The 2015 Bataclan concert-hall attack in Paris prompted the designer to embroider the word woest across many of the garments presented in his 2016/2017 fall collection. “It’s a Flemish word, my language,” said Van Beirendonck. “It means furious. Because I am really angry.”

The decorative mirror work, or shisha, was applied using a technique that originates in northern India, where mirrors are considered powerful protective amulets against evil. The wild and furious imagery and talismanic embellishment afford this everyday garment the power of a cuirass, or armored breastplate. This reference is reflected in the removable panel buttoned to the front of the garment.

Label: Walter Van Beirendonck
Tag (see object file): Walter Van Beirendonck AW1617 / Art: 6011 Frame-Sweat / Col: comb III naturel / Size: XS

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