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Raf Simons

Spider Web Sweater, Radioactivity, Autumn/Winter 1998-99

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Description

Maker

Raf Simons, b. 1968, Belgian

Title

Spider Web Sweater, Radioactivity

Year

Autumn/Winter 1998-99

Medium

Wool jersey knit with handknit cotton, mohair, and leather web overlay

Dimensions

Center back length: 74.9 cm (29 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Raf Simons / Autumn-Winter 1998-1999 / [size] 48 / 100% wool

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2016.56.8

Exhibition History

The Art and Design of Spider Silk

September 27, 2019 - April 19, 2020

This black wool sweater arrayed with webs comes from designer Raf Simons’s Radioactivity collection. The intricate overlay was crafted entirely by hand, and no two sweaters from the collection are alike. The base of the sweater is a standard jersey knit, but the designer’s deft choice of materials for the web elevates this garment into something special. The choice of mohair evokes the haze of a spider’s web, and the use of leather refers to its strength.

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