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Dress and top

TAO, COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Tao KURIHARA (designer)
Dress and top
 2008 {autumn-winter 2008–09}

Medium
cotton, acrylic

Measurements
(a) 97.0 cm (centre back) 50.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 33.5 cm (centre back), 30.0 cm (sleeve length) (top)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on cream cotton: tao / COMME des GARÇONS
label, centre back neckline, printed om in ink on cream cotton: S
(b) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on cream cotton: tao / COMME des GARÇONS
label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on cream cotton: S

Accession Number
2016.378.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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