Name: 90s vivienne tam east wind code crinkle pleat polka dot cardigan
Brand: vivienne tam
SKU: TO-90-003
Price: 95.00 USD
Availability: InStock

front view of an early 90s east wind code by vivienne tam crinkle pleat polka dot cropped top on a dress form

90s vivienne tam east wind code crinkle pleat polka dot cardigan

vintage | vivienne tam

$95.00 USD

1 left

the look

an early 1990s east wind code by vivienne tam cropped top, made in hong kong. the front and back are black crinkle-pleated panels scattered with off-white dots that shift and stretch as the pleats move. they're gathered into a ribbed crew neck and set against soft black jersey sleeves, with a short button front and a boxy, cropped shape. tam was raised in hong kong and studied at hong kong polytechnic. she founded east wind code in new york in march 1982, and the label became the base for the east-meets-west design she's known for. she renamed the business vivienne tam before her first new york fashion week show. the "by vivienne tam" label puts this piece late in the east wind code run, and the pleated panels on a soft jersey body make it a nice piece from that last stretch.

details

era: 1990s
designer: vivienne tam
origin: hong kong
design: cropped button-front top with front and back body panels of black crinkle-pleated polyester printed with irregular off-white dots, gathered at a black ribbed crew neck. black t-shirt jersey dropped-shoulder long sleeves and side panels, black four-hole buttons down the front, and a straight cropped hem. materials and percentages: content tag reads 100% polyester for the pleated panels; the sleeves are a soft t-shirt-weight jersey, not tagged separately, likely cotton or a cotton blend.
condition: excellent: pleats holding their crinkle throughout, print crisp, no notable flaws.
size & fit: tagged size 2. best modern fit estimate is us 4-10. it's cut boxy and oversized, so it sits loose through the body and lands at the high hip.
flat measurements: bust 21.5 in flat, sleeve 23 in, length 21.5 in

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