Jacket, top and trousers
2005
Reconstruction collection, spring-summer 2006
Medium
cotton, nylon, polyester, wool, acrylic, metal, Cupra
Measurements
(a) 54.5 cm (centre back) 54.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 23.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (width) (top)
(c) 85.0 cm (outer leg) 36.5 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Watanabe’s Reconstruction collection channels punk angst, with models sporting exaggerated paper Mohawks and masked faces on the runway. Inspired by the band Mad Capsule Markets, it features patched tour T-shirts, ripped crochet, distressed leather and camouflage. Also evident is Watanabe’s precision in reimagining subcultures, trenchcoats and Edwardian frockcoats through his idiosyncratic lens.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in white ink on black cotton: JUNYA WATANABE / COMME des GARCONS
label, centre back neckline, printed in white ink on black polyester: S
(b) label, centre back neckline, printed in white ink on black cotton: JUNYA WATANABE / COMME des GARCONS
label, centre back neckline, printed in white ink on black polyester: S
(c) label, centre back waistline, printed in white ink on black cotton: JUNYA WATANABE / COMME des GARCONS
label, centre back waistline, printed in white ink on black polyester: SS
Accession Number
2016.365.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles