Coat
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac · fall/winter 1988–89
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
- Art-inspired fashion
- Experimental materials
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac approached clothing through the ideas and materials of contemporary art. Les Arts Décoratifs traces his experiments with everyday textiles, simplified forms and unexpected objects.
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Coat
fall/winter 1988–89
Clusters of toy bears give this fall/winter 1988–89 coat its bulky outline. The museum records synthetic fiber and silk, placing the garment’s playful appearance alongside a conventional fashion-season date.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Dress
1985-1986 · V&A collection
Printed silk satin.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coat
1990-1991 · V&A collection
Wool trimmed with leather.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
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Coat
1994-1995 · V&A collection
Wool.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Jacket
1988-1989 · V&A collection
Cotton and fake fur, printed.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 piecefall/winter 1988–89
1 piece
About Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
His work turns familiar garments into playful propositions, questioning what a coat or dress can be made from and how it can communicate.