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Woman's dress

Martin Margiela (Belgian, born in 1957)
For: Maison Martin Margiela (Belgian, founded 1989)
Belgian
late 20th–early 21st century

Medium/Technique Polyester knit; elastic
Dimensions Center back: 86.4 cm (34 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and The Contemporaries
Accession Number2011.54
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionStrapless dress made from vintage bathing suits pieced together, in multi-colored dark prints of brown, blue, green and burgandy; labeled:

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with original retail hang tag
Provenance2011, purchased by the MFA from Resurrection Vintage Clothing, Los Angeles (Accession date: February 23, 2011)