Jacket, shirt, and trousers

Title
Jacket, shirt, and trousers
Year/Period
Late 1980s
Region
France
Dimension
Object size: 152.0 x 124.5 cm
Accession No.
2023-00443

This leather ensemble belonged to Judith Chung, a fashion entrepreneur and journalist. The brown biker jacket comes with Idéal Cuir’s signature eagle appliqué and embroidery on both sleeves and is paired with a pair of leather pants. A matching olive green shirt features a high collar and hidden button plackets. Claude Montana is a French designer whose iconic leather styles were closely associated with the 1980s glam and leather culture.Judith Chung was the owner of the popular boutique Man and His Woman (1972–1993), one of the most significant shops in Orchard Road. The multi-label store brought in the most desirable global high fashion labels in the 1970s–80s. Her tastes and shop shaped an entire generation of fashionable people in Singapore and the region.