Estimation $ - $
Vente le 17/03/2011
Matière synthétique, acétate
Couleur brun
Dimensions 92 cm
Nom de la vente Passion for Fashion
Lot 213
Maison de vente Kerry Taylor
Pays Royaume-Uni
Description du catalogue
An Ossie Clark snakeskin jacket, early 1970s, lycodonomorphus rufulus, labelled and size 12, formed from a patchwork of multi-colured bands, lined in brown acetate, bust 92cm, 36in
See page 64 and 71 `Ossie Clark 1965-74’ by Judith Watt, for an illustration of similar watersnake jackets, "They were exotic with added glamour attached to wearing part of a dangerous animal and the association with fetish in clothing oneself in another creature’s skin".