The Muscle Suit

The Muscle Suit is one of Ruben Jurriën’s (1999) most recognisable designs. The two-piece suit was inspired by a moment when a man verbally lashed out at Jurriën and his friend, after seeing the two lovers kiss. To break with traditional ideas like ‘men should be strong’, he created this suit – which includes a six pack and muscular arms - but now soft and surrounded by ruffles. Toetie (Jurrien’s cuddly toy and role model), hearts and positive texts embrace the wearer like armour, to show what it really means to be strong. Be yourself! [text 2024]

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The Muscle Suit is one of Ruben Jurriën’s (1999) most recognisable designs. The two-piece suit was inspired by a moment when a man verbally lashed out at Jurriën and his friend, after seeing the two lovers kiss. To break with traditional ideas like ‘men should be strong’, he created this suit – which includes a six pack and muscular arms - but now soft and surrounded by ruffles. Toetie (Jurrien’s cuddly toy and role model), hearts and positive texts embrace the wearer like armour, to show what it really means to be strong. Be yourself! [text 2024]

	Now in the museum
Title	The Muscle Suit
Artist	Ruben Jurriën (ontwerper)
Dating	2023 - 2024 (2023 - voorjaar/zomercollectie 2024)
Material and technique	Satijnen keperbinding, metalen gespen, 3d geprinte knoop bij de gulp, en katoenresten voor de vulling van de spieren
Object number	36007/001-002
Object type	ensemble
Acquisition	aankoop 2024
Persistent url	To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.4d7b68ea-3995-4e46-9052-c9f6518f87d4
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The Muscle Suit

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