Cape, shorts, socks and boots
2014 {Blood and Roses collection, spring-summer 2015}
Medium
cotton, polyester, synthetic leather, nylon, plastic, elastic, rubber
Measurements
(a) 141.0 cm (centre back) 138.0 cm (hem circumference) (cape)
(b) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) 14.5 cm (outer leg) (shorts)
(c-d) 27.0 × 24.0 × 0.2 cm (each) (socks)
(e-f) 9.0 × 9.5 × 27.5 cm (each) (boots)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2020
© Comme des Garçons
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Constructed from linear panels of flocked velvet, this cape encircles the body like a protective carapace. In Kawakubo’s words: ‘You need to occasionally wear something strong, and that can feel strange. It makes you aware of your existence and can reaffirm your relationship with society … When you put on clothes that are fighting against something, you can feel your courage grow.’
Artwork Details
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in yellow on black synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
label, right side, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: (care instructions) GO-C105
(b) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white sythetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
label, right side, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: (care instructions) GO-P105
(c) label, sole, printed in white ink on red synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS/MADE IN JAPAN
(d) label, sole, printed in white ink on red synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS / MADE IN JAPAN
(e) printed in gold ink on insole: COMME des GARÇONS / MADE IN JAPAN
printed in gold ink on sole: 24
(f) printed in gold ink on insole: COMME des GARÇONS / MADE IN JAPAN
printed in gold ink on sole: 24
Accession Number
2020.815.a-f
Department
International Fashion and Textiles