Woman's leather suit
Azzedine Alaïa
(Tunisian (active in Paris), 1935–2017)
1980s
Medium/TechniqueLeather; metal buttons
DimensionsCenter back (jacket): 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
Center back (skirt): 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Costume (skirt): 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
Center back (skirt): 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Costume (skirt): 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dawn F. Bennett
Accession number2014.1229.1-2
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Provenance1980's, sold by Barney's to Dawn F. Bennett, Kapa'au, HI; 2014, gift of Bennett to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2014)
about 1855
19th century
1853
1930–35
19th century (late 16th–early 17th century style)
1885–95