Bustle coat
1995
Black collection, autumn-winter 1995–96
Medium
wool
Measurements
136.0 cm (centre back) 53.0 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles and NGV Foundation, 2020
© Yohji Yamamoto
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Into the 1990s Yamamoto’s work drew on historical silhouettes while rejecting the binaries of men’s and women’s wear. Celebrated for his postmodern enmeshing of Eastern and Western aesthetics, Yamamoto’s most recognisable silhouettes during this period were inspired by Victorian bustles and Edwardian (1900–10) draped dresses. Bustle coat playfully imitates a Victorian ‘visite’ coat, subverting contemporary dress codes and exploring the coat as a garment typology.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Tokyo, Japan
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: Yohji Yamamoto / FABRIQUE AU JAPON / MADE IN JAPAN / COMPOSITION ET INSTURCTION DE LAVAGE VOIR ETIQETTE ANNEXE / COMPOSITION AND WASHING INSTRUCTIONS/SEE ATTACHED LABEL / S
Accession Number
2020.626
Department
International Fashion and Textiles