Playsuit and stockings
2013 {Not Making Clothing collection, spring-summer 2014}
Medium
silk, cotton, nylon (tulle), polyester, elastic (rubber)
Measurements
(a) 38.0 cm (centre back) 15.5 cm (inner leg) (playsuit)
(b) 99.5 × 24.5 cm (tights)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
© Comme des Garçons
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In addition to breaking down the rules of clothing, Not Making Clothing also explored design as an expression of pure form. On the runway, illogical garments redefined the contours of the body, often bearing little or no relation to the figure underneath. To critics who asked, ‘Where could you wear that?’ or ‘Who would wear that?’, Kawakubo responded, ‘It’s just a sign that someone is missing the point.’
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: COMME des GARCONS
label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: Made in Japan / Fabrique au Japan / COMME des GARCONS
(b) label, centre back waistline, woven in yellow on black synthetic fabric: COMME des GARCONS
label, centre back waistline, woven in yellow on black synthetic fabric: S
Accession Number
2019.423.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles