Lot 10
Lot 10
UNAPOLOGETICALLY IRIS: THE COLLECTION OF IRIS APFEL
A PINK AND GREEN LINEN JACKET

LABELED GEMMA KAHNG, CIRCA 1990

Price Realised USD 4,410
Estimate
USD 600 - USD 800
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A PINK AND GREEN LINEN JACKET

LABELED GEMMA KAHNG, CIRCA 1990

Price Realised USD 4,410
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Price Realised USD 4,410
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Details
With matching floral resin buttons on four patch pockets and circular examples at center front, together with a gold foil-covered acacia wood bib necklace and two cuff bracelets, all by Monies
Marked size 8 (the jacket)
Literature
Demarchelier, P. (1991). Yasmeen Ghauri wearing Gemma Kahng. [photograph] Vogue.
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Nathalie FerneauHead of Sale, Junior Specialist
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Lot Essay

Gemma Kahng is an artist and former fashion designer whose vibrant and playful suiting made waves in the fashion world of the 1990s. An independent designer, her clothing line was available in major department stores across the country before the brand's closure in 2000.

A similar jacket was modeled by Yasmeen Ghauri in February 1991 issue of Vogue, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.
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