Ensemble
early 2014 (made)
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Stella Jean is a Roman fashion designer of Haitian heritage whose Black and Creole identities are an important part of her work. She is the first and only (as of 2022) member of the Italian Chamber of Fashion to have an Afro-European background. Jean's use of West African waxprint cotton from Burkina Faso in this outfit exemplifies her design approach. She designs using textiles and jewellery created by artisans from Haitian and African communities, foregrounding their craftsmanship and providing them with economic agency.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | printed and woven cotton |
| Brief description | Stella Jean. Man's ensemble comprising striped coat with belt, polo shirt, printed trousers with braces, and moccasins. Spring/Summer 2014 |
| Physical description | Ensemble, comprising a black, brown, green and white striped cotton trench-style coat with belt, made from West African woven fabric; a black polo shirt with horizontal white stripes, tan braces, and blue-grey poplin trousers printed with a wax-resist print of black and fluorescent yellow ogees against a trellis check pattern; dark blue-black moccasins. |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"
MAN’S ENSEMBLE
Stella Jean, Spring/Summer 2014
Cotton
Stella Jean is a Roman of Haitian heritage who has become internationally prominent within just a few years. Her approach is multicultural, sourcing textiles from Burkina Faso in West Africa, then manufacturing in Italy. Recent accolades suggest a prominent future. In 2011 she won ‘Who is on Next’, a talent contest created by AltaRoma and Vogue Italia. In 2013 Giorgio Armani invited Jean to present her collection in his Armani Teatro.
GIVEN BY THE DESIGNER
V&A: T.21:1 TO 3-2014(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Summary | Stella Jean is a Roman fashion designer of Haitian heritage whose Black and Creole identities are an important part of her work. She is the first and only (as of 2022) member of the Italian Chamber of Fashion to have an Afro-European background. Jean's use of West African waxprint cotton from Burkina Faso in this outfit exemplifies her design approach. She designs using textiles and jewellery created by artisans from Haitian and African communities, foregrounding their craftsmanship and providing them with economic agency. |
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| Accession number | T.21:1 to 5-2014 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2014 |
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