
1990s · 1990s · French
Designer
Kenzo
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
machine knit wool
Culture
French
Movement
Grunge
Influences
paisley shawl tradition · Art Nouveau scrollwork
A moss-green machine-knitted wool top featuring an elaborate central motif in turquoise and emerald tones. The decorative element displays intricate paisley-inspired scrollwork with glass bugle bead accents that catch light across the surface. The knit construction appears to be a medium-weight jersey with a smooth, even texture. The garment shows a straight, boxy silhouette typical of early 1990s knitwear, with what appears to be a boat neckline. The beadwork creates dimensional texture against the flat knit ground, combining traditional decorative techniques with contemporary casual construction methods characteristic of high-end ready-to-wear from this period.
These pieces are separated by nearly eight decades but united by Art Nouveau's sinuous vocabulary — the German buckles' openwork tendrils and the French top's beaded paisley both speak the same curvilinear language of organic growth and botanical excess.


These pieces are separated by nearly eight decades but united by Art Nouveau's sinuous vocabulary — the German buckles' openwork tendrils and the French top's beaded paisley both speak the same curvilinear language of organic growth and botanical excess.


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Lineage: “French Breton stripe”