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Dress and wrap

COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Dress and wrap
 1981 {Indigo Dye and Twist collection, spring-summer 1982}

Medium
cotton

Measurements
(a) 105.0 cm (centre back) 59.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 107.0 × 168.0 cm (wrap)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2025

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on white acetate: COMME des GARÇONS
(b) label, right back hemline, printed in ink on white acetate: COMME des GARÇONS

Accession Number
2025.269.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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