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2016.110
Title
Maison Margiela Memory Trench Coat
Date(s)
- 2002 (Creation)
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1
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Maison Martin Margiela Memory Trench Coat 2002
Beige cotton twill fabric, double breasted with concealed button fastenings, fixed fabric belt, two front slash welt pocket openings, shadow buttons on front, illusion belt on back, shadow tabs and buttons on cuffs, pleated vent on the rear with concealed button fastening
Outer: 100% cotton, lining: 100% viscose
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Cotton and Viscose
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Invisible Men exhibition label:
MEMORY TRENCHCOAT
Maison Margiela
2002
Margiela’s obsession with discarded garments and the ghosts of previous lives they contain has been a constant motif of his design aesthetic. While this garment features all the typical details of a traditional trench coat, they appear as illusionary shadows on the surface.
Cotton, viscose
Archive no. 2016.110
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D.MM.1 - 2016