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  • We acquired this object.

1984

  • Work on this object began.

2020

2025

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Jumper, 1984

This is a Jumper. It was designed by Willi Smith and made for WilliWear Ltd..

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from The Textile & Costume Collection, Thomas Jefferson University as part of Willi Smith: Street Couture.

It is dated 1984. Its medium is cotton. It is a part of the department.


WilliWear introduced presentations that featured both men’s and women’s collections on the same runway.

It is credited Courtesy of The Textile & Costume Collection, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls.

Its dimensions are

H x W (Ensemble): 127 × 76.2 cm (50 × 30 in.); add 5 in. H for hanger

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

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