Top, overskirt, skirt, skirt and shoes
2009
Decoration Accident collection, autumn-winter 2009–10
Medium
polyester, rayon; cotton, polyester; polyester; wool, mohair, nylon
Measurements
(a) 33.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 61.0 cm (centre back) 59.0 cm (waist, flat) (overskirt)
(c) 62.5 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat) (tiered skirt)
(d) 63.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (half-tulle skirt)
(e-f) 11.0 × 9.0 × 26.0 cm (each) (shoes)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
© Comme des Garçons
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Kurihara’s ultra-feminine aesthetic is evident in many of her collections, which have variously reworked lingerie, overdyed bed covers, and employed materials such as lace, tulle, paper and ribbon. Here, the emphasis is on ornamentation and volume, with frothy layers of skirts and overskirt complemented by smocking, ribbon work and bows. Quoted in a Japanese fashion magazine in 2009, Kurihara described this design as ‘one big decoration’.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on white cotton tape: tao / COMME des GARCONS / XS
(b) label, left side back, printed in ink on white cotton tape: tao / COMME des GARCONS
(c) label, left side back, printed in ink on white cotton tape: tao / COMME des GARCONS / S
(d) label, centre back, printed in ink on white cotton tape: tao / COMME des GARCONS / S
(e) printed in gold ink on insole: tao / COMME des GARCONS / MADE IN JAPAN
(f) printed in gold ink on insole: tao / COMME des GARCONS / MADE IN JAPAN
Accession Number
2017.156.a-f
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest