Jumpsuit
Claude Montana · fall/winter 1983–84
Claude Montana
- Power dressing
- Sculptural tailoring
- Leather
Claude Montana founded his namesake house in 1979 and became a defining designer of the following decade. His work emphasized exaggerated proportions, cinched waists and confident handling of materials such as wool and leather.
Official house website
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Jumpsuit
fall/winter 1983–84
The wool jumpsuit has a tightly defined waist and contrasting leather-and-metal details.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Jacket from a suit
ca. 1990 · V&A collection
©Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Dress
ca. 1985 · V&A collection
Machine-sewn wool jersey.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Claude Montana
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Jacket
1980s · V&A collection
Leather, sheepskin, acetate.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Jacket
1985 · V&A collection
Machine-embroidered leather lined with satin, diamanté and metal.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Claude MontanaCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 piecefall/winter 1983–84
1 piece
About Claude Montana
A surviving 1983–84 jumpsuit shows how precise tailoring could combine with details drawn from more provocative forms of dress.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jumpsuit