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Dress and wrap

COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Dress and wrap
 1990 {Modern Sweetness collection, autumn-winter 1990–91}

Medium
polyester, nylon and metal (fastenigns)

Measurements
(a) 123.0 cm (centre back) 51.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 53.0 × 274.0 cm (wrap)

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

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven (vertically) in white on black acetate: COMME des GARÇONS / NOIR
label, centre back neckline, woven (vertically) in white on black acetate: S

Accession Number
2025.333.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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