Four Layered Man's Shirts with Shoulder Pins

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Four Layered Man's Shirts with Shoulder Pins

c. 2000

Designed by Walter Van Beirendonck (Belgian, born 1957) Worn by John Cale (Welsh, born 1942)

Originally one of the famously avant-garde "Antwerp Six" designers, Walter van Beirendonck has defiantly maintained his wild creativity and anarchist attitude. Here he takes the concepts of the masculine tailored shirt and layering to the extreme. This piece consists of four shirts—each with a foldover collar but of different fabrics and with diverse sleeve treatments—and connects them with two-inch-long metal rods topped by screw-on balls that protrude, antennae-like, from the shoulders.

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Object Details

Titles:

Four Layered Man's Shirts with Shoulder Pins

Date:

c. 2000

Artists:

Designed by Walter Van Beirendonck (Belgian, born 1957) Worn by John Cale (Welsh, born 1942)

Medium:

Top shirt: plaid polyester plain weave seersucker. Second and third shirts: printed cotton plain weave. Bottom shirt: striped cotton plain and twill weave, metal

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 33 1/2 inches (85.1 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift from the private collection of John Cale, 2002

Accession Number:

2002-24-2a--d

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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