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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: Tokyo, Japan
Medium/Technique
Wool twill weave; cupra rayon; plastic buttons
Dimensions
Center back: 210.8 cm (83 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession Number2009.4379
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed and black deconstructed jacket with unfinished exterior seams and hem. Collar and high lapel, single breasted with three center front buttons, three patch pockets (two at hips and one at right chest). Right hip pocket has large care label inside. Interior lined in black rayon with three labels: "Comme des Garcons/Homme plus" "L" "Made in Japan/Fabrique au Japon/Commes des Garcon."
ProvenanceBefore 2009, in collection of Jacqueline Fowler of Stanford, CT; gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)