Details
A gentleman's suit of lime green plush velvet
with exaggerated padded shoulders and Oxford Bag trousers; a culottes dress of tartan cotton, with velcro fastenings; a red quilted 'bomber jacket' inscribed Raw Sewage; and a smock dress
See illustration (3)
with exaggerated padded shoulders and Oxford Bag trousers; a culottes dress of tartan cotton, with velcro fastenings; a red quilted 'bomber jacket' inscribed Raw Sewage; and a smock dress
See illustration (3)
Further details
These costumes were worn and probably made by the late Leigh Bowery, performance artist and model to Lucien Freud. The tartan ensemble was featured in the Evening Standard's 'A Room of My Own' in 1995.