Isaac Mizrahi, Star of David Belt, Brass and leather, 1991
Designer:
Isaac Mizrahi
Bio:
American, b. 1961
Title:
Star of David Belt
Place Made:
New York, New York
Date:
1991
Medium:
Brass and leather
Dimensions:
Belt: 1 1/2 × 36 in. (3.8 × 91.4 cm); Buckle (diameter): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Sarah Haddad Cheney
Accession Number:
2017-13

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The fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi has always operated at the intersection of high style and popular culture. In his fall 1991 collection he mixed cultural influences from his childhood in irreverent ways, from Native American to American Jewish. “If crosses are everywhere,” he reasoned, “why not make the Star of David ubiquitous too?”

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