Fashion Design
Album of Knitwear Design
1986-1996 (dated)
1986-1996 (dated)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Little is known about Suzan Rooke, but she worked as a designer for Kenzo in Paris between 1986 and 1997. Her own company Rooke Design (active for approximately 18 years) was liquidated in 2008.
Kenzō Takada (1939-2020) is famous as one of the leading Western fashion designers of Japanese origin. His designs are known for being lively, colourful and combining multiple cultural references. The label is particularly renowned for its creative knitwear, much of which was designed in the late 1980s and late 1990s by Rooke.
Kenzō Takada (1939-2020) is famous as one of the leading Western fashion designers of Japanese origin. His designs are known for being lively, colourful and combining multiple cultural references. The label is particularly renowned for its creative knitwear, much of which was designed in the late 1980s and late 1990s by Rooke.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fashion Design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn on paper with pen and ink and coloured with pencil |
| Brief description | Suzan Rooke for Kenzo; design from an album of sketches in pen and ink and watercolour for various knitwear garments, 1986-1996 |
| Physical description | Fashion design showing a woman in a pale grey loose fitting blouse patterned with dark grey, then gold and orange enrichments on the sleeves and around the collar. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | L5
LI
L5 |
| Credit line | Given by Suzan Rooke |
| Summary | Little is known about Suzan Rooke, but she worked as a designer for Kenzo in Paris between 1986 and 1997. Her own company Rooke Design (active for approximately 18 years) was liquidated in 2008. Kenzō Takada (1939-2020) is famous as one of the leading Western fashion designers of Japanese origin. His designs are known for being lively, colourful and combining multiple cultural references. The label is particularly renowned for its creative knitwear, much of which was designed in the late 1980s and late 1990s by Rooke. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.582-2017 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2017 |
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