Detail View: The AMICA Library: Jumpsuit
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1978.163.1a-d
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Name:
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Kamali, Norma
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American, born 1945
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Designed by Norma Kamali
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Title:
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Jumpsuit
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1977
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Creation Start Date:
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1977
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Creation End Date:
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1977
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, Nylon, plastic
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Classification Term:
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Main dress-Womenswear
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Dimensions:
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L. at center back 53 in. (134.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1978.163.1a-d
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Eddie Kamali, 1978
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Rights:
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Context:
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In an inventive combination of informality and grand effect, Kamali exploits the silver and dove silk of parachute cloth for evening wear. She creates an inflated silhouette akin to eighteenth-century fashioning in the fullness and curtainlike drape of the abundant fabric. Kamali contrasts the utilitarian material with the lavishness of a profligate billowing skirt. (related dress: 1978.163.2a-c) |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ci1978.163.1ab.R.tif
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