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Top, skirt, stole and armbands

Top, skirt, stole and armbands
 1982 {Patchwork and X collection, spring-summer 1983}

Medium
cotton (tape, jersey, knit), cotton, metal and nylon (fastening), plastic (buttons)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2025
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton (tape, jersey, knit), cotton, metal and nylon (fastening), plastic (buttons)
Measurements
(a) 62.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (singlet)
(b) 54.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 82 × 204.0 cm (stole)
(d-e) 1.0 × 10.0 x13.0 cm (armband) (each)
(f-g) 1.0 × 9.0 × 13.0 cm (armband) (each)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in white on black synthetic fabric: tricot / COMME des GARÇONS / HAND MADE
(b) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
(c) label, lower left edge, printed in ink on blue synthetic fabric: COMME des GARCONS
Accession Number
2025.283.a-g
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2025
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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