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1985

  • Work on this object began.

2019

2020

2021

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Invitation, Expedition

This is a Invitation. It was designed by Steve Orant and made for WilliWear Ltd.. It is dated 1985 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the department.


The premiere of Expedition at Broadway’s historic Ziegfeld Theatre pulled the film out of the realm of fashion and into the context of mainstream cinema.

This object was donated by Mark Bozek. It is credited Gift of Mark Bozek.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 9.3 × 21.5 cm (3 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.) H x W (frame allowance): 11.9 × 24 cm (4 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Invitation, Expedition; Designed by Steve Orant; Made for WilliWear Ltd.; lithograph on paper; H x W: 9.3 × 21.5 cm (3 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.) H x W (frame allowance): 11.9 × 24 cm (4 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mark Bozek; 2021-28-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Willi Smith: Street Couture.

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