Vivienne Westwood
Bondage Suit

DesignerEnglish, 1941–2022
DesignerBritish, born 1946
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Bondage Suit
Date1976
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSateen, wool, printed cotton, chrome trimmings, and nylon
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.700.A-.C
Non exposé

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition History"British Designers: From Monarchy to Anarchy," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2000–February 11, 2001.

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