Karl Lagerfeld
Suit

DesignerFrench, born Germany, 1933–2019
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Suit
Date1990–1995
PlaceParis, France
MediumWool and metal
DimensionsJacket (.A): 30 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (77.5 × 44.5 cm)
Skirt (.B): 21 × 13 in. (53.3 × 33 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn Farb
Object number98.659.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceCarolyn Farb, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There are two labels in both the jacket and the skirt: "Nieman Marcus" and "Karl Lagerfield / Made in France".

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1994
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