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Dress, top and boots

TAO, COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Tao KURIHARA (designer)
Dress, top and boots
 2009 {spring-summer 2010}

Medium
cotton, silk, leather, rubber (elastic), rubber, metal (studs)

Measurements
(a) 80.5 cm (centre back) 31.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 43.0 cm (centre back) 36.0 cm (waist, flat) (rop)
(c-d) 24.0 × 10. 5 × 28.5 cm (each) (boots)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018
© Comme des Garçons

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on cream cotton: TAO / COMME des GARÇONS
(b) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on cream cotton: TAO / COMME des GARÇONS / S
(c) printed in gold ink on insole: tao / COMME des GARÇONS / MADE IN JAPAN
(d) printed in gold ink on insole: tao / COMME des GARÇONS / MADE IN JAPAN

Accession Number
2018.867.a-d

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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