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Man's jacket
Designed for: Comme des Garçons, Ltd. (Japanese, founded in 1969)
Designed by: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born in 1942)
Designed by: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born in 1942)
Japanese
1985–95
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave; wool twill weave; plastic buttons
Dimensions
Center back: 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession Number2009.4378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDeconstructed jacket made with four brown woven wool fabrics (twill, plainweave, and herringbone patterns), pieced and sewn together to create a patchwork-like effect. Two patch pockets, single breasted with three brown plastic buttons. Deliberate frayed and unravelled yarns on exterior seams. jacket interior is unlined with three labels at center back: "Comme des Garcon Shirt" "M" "100% wool/attached fabric: / 88% wool 6% silk/6% nylon/ made in France [also in French]" and one large care label at right side.
ProvenanceBefore 2009, in collection of Jacqueline Fowler of Stanford, CT; gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)