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about 1991
Designed by Christian Lacroix
Retailed by Bergdorf Goodman
Center back (jacket): 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Jacket: Wool plain weave; silk plain weave, printed; plastic or glass; metal
Skirt: Wool plain weave; silk plain weave; plastic; metal
Classification: Costumes
Culture: French
Object Place: Paris, France
Accession number: 2009.4380.1-2
Description: Hot pink, apple green, and purple wool suit made woven with geometric/square pattern. Jacket has wide notched collar and lapel, four square green glass and gold buttons down the center front, and turned back cuffs. Lining made of silk with printed green and pink lattice pattern. Two center-back neck labels; pink with black reads "Christian Lacroix/Paris". Lower left interior label: "Bergdorf Goodman/on the plaza/New York," and customer label "M. Zick" (?) Hot pink, apple green, and purple wool skirt woven in repeating geometric "X" pattern, lined with purple silk, zipper along right side with green plastic round button at waistband.
Provenance/Ownership History: Before 2009, in collection of Jacqueline Fowler of Stanford, CT; gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler