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Look 1: Sculptural white dress, socks and shoes.
Designed by: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born in 1942)
Designed for: Comme des Garçons, Ltd. (Japanese, founded in 1969)
In collaboration with: Nike USA (Established 1964)
Designed for: Comme des Garçons, Ltd. (Japanese, founded in 1969)
In collaboration with: Nike USA (Established 1964)
Japanese
Autumn/Winter 2017–2018
Medium/Technique
polyester batting; polyester/cotton plainweave blend; nylon net; cotton and elastic knit; synthetic knit; plastic
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund, William E. Nickerson Fund, Otis Norcross Fund, Frederick Brown Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, and Alice M. Barlett Fund
Accession Number2017.4430.1-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEnsemble comprising dress, socks, and shoes:
.1) Knee-length sleeveless dress of white polyester batting; high standing collar; no sleeves/holes for arms; asymmetrical construction, with curved seaming creating exaggerated breasts, shoulders, and buttocks padded with nylon net; dramatically nipped in waist; slightly flared hem; natural cotton/polyester plainweave lining, with each padded section accessible via individual box-pleated flaps closing with white "YKK" zippers; CB cream "YKK" zipper from neck to below waist; printed beige satin label at PL side of shoulder along CB opening: "Comme des Garçons," with additional label below: "Made in Japan / Fabrique au Japon / Comme des Garçons"; additional fabric content/care labels at PL interior waist, along with additional panel of nylon netting.
.2-3) Socks: pair of white cotton knit ankle socks, printed on sole: "Comme des Garçons / Made in Japan."
.4-5) Shoes: pair of low top sneakers of white synthetic open knit; lacing vamp with free tongue; raised heel; black sole; black synthetic bow across vamp.
.1) Knee-length sleeveless dress of white polyester batting; high standing collar; no sleeves/holes for arms; asymmetrical construction, with curved seaming creating exaggerated breasts, shoulders, and buttocks padded with nylon net; dramatically nipped in waist; slightly flared hem; natural cotton/polyester plainweave lining, with each padded section accessible via individual box-pleated flaps closing with white "YKK" zippers; CB cream "YKK" zipper from neck to below waist; printed beige satin label at PL side of shoulder along CB opening: "Comme des Garçons," with additional label below: "Made in Japan / Fabrique au Japon / Comme des Garçons"; additional fabric content/care labels at PL interior waist, along with additional panel of nylon netting.
.2-3) Socks: pair of white cotton knit ankle socks, printed on sole: "Comme des Garçons / Made in Japan."
.4-5) Shoes: pair of low top sneakers of white synthetic open knit; lacing vamp with free tongue; raised heel; black sole; black synthetic bow across vamp.
ProvenanceBy 2017, Cynthea J. Bogel, Tieton, WA; 2017, sold by Cynthea J. Bogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)