Album of knitwear designs
Album
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
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Album of knitwear designs (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black plastic with polythene pockets |
| Brief description | Black folder, formerly containing knitwear designs by Suzan Rooke for Kenzo, 1986-1996 |
| Physical description | Black plastic folder with polythene pockets inside with white label affixed to outside of spine of folder. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | CROQUIS FEMME
KENZO
1986-1996 (Label on outside of folder) |
| Credit line | Given by Suzan Rooke |
| Production | The designs formerly housed in this album are E.499-2017 to E.556-2017. |
| 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.623-2017 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2017 |
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