Top and pants
1992
Unfinished collection, spring-summer 1992
Medium
wool, elastane
Measurements
(a) 62.5 cm (centre back) 64.0 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 85.0 cm (outer leg) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (pants)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2021
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
In this key look from Kawakubo’s Unfinished collection, Kawakubo interrogates the possibilities of textiles and silhouettes. The collection was characterised by deconstructionism, purpose-dyed textiles and irregular fabrics. Kawakubo said, ‘I wanted to go back to the beginning and show that the finished product isn’t what’s interesting anymore, when clothes are in the middle of construction, then there’s always the question of what comes next.’
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, front left side, printed (vertically) in ink on cream synthetic fabric: COMME des GARCONS / *
(b) label, centre back waistband, printed (vertically) in ink on cream synthetic fabric: COMME des GARCONS / *
Accession Number
2021.346.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles