{"id":1018,"date":"2025-03-14T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1356954-5081264.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:16:20","slug":"nicola-bowery-johnny-rotten-love-ball-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/nicola-bowery-johnny-rotten-love-ball-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Man\u2019s ensemble of upcycled GAP denim pants and vest with sequins and beads, Nicola Bowery, 1989"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#9fd4dc8f;padding-top:6vw;padding-right:6vw;padding-bottom:6vw;padding-left:6vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-852ae7b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"ecosystem\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.7), 38px);\">Man\u2019s ensemble of upcycled GAP denim pants and vest with sequins and beads by Nicola Bowery, 1989<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bcf85a32 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24230f2d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.38%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glitter\u2019s strong association with LGBTQ+ culture is evident in this ensemble. It is made entirely from repurposed denim by Nicola Bowery, the wife of the gender-bending performance artist Leigh Bowery. The ensemble was worn at the inaugural Love Ball, one of the first AIDS fundraisers, in 1989.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-border-color has-base-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-374835484ed219e641e7126ceff2308e is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-835debf9 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:27px\" open><summary>Details<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nicola Bowery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Man\u2019s ensemble of upcycled GAP denim pants and vest with sequins and beads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1989, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Museum at FIT, 2012.19.1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift of Freddie Leiba<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_20150609_01-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Man\u2019s ensemble of denim vest and jeans covered in sequins in various shades of blue and gold.\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_20150609_01-scaled-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_20150609_01-scaled-1-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man\u2019s ensemble of denim vest and jeans covered in sequins in various shades of blue and gold.\" class=\"wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details1-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.62%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man\u2019s ensemble of denim vest and jeans covered in sequins in various shades of blue and gold.\" class=\"wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details2-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man\u2019s ensemble of denim vest and jeans covered in sequins in various shades of blue and gold.\" class=\"wp-image-1259\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details3-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/all-that-glitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/2012.19.1_details3-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man\u2019s ensemble of upcycled GAP denim pants and vest with sequins and beads by Nicola Bowery, 1989 Glitter\u2019s strong association with LGBTQ+ culture is evident in this ensemble. It is made entirely from repurposed denim by Nicola Bowery, the wife of the gender-bending performance artist Leigh Bowery. 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