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Coat, vest, skirt and tights

COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Coat, vest, skirt and tights
 2004 {Dark Romance collection, autumn-winter 2004–05}

Medium
silk polyester, cotton (calico), nylon polyuthrane, wool (felt),cotton rayon polyuthrane, glass, metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 119.0 cm (centre back) 57.0 cm (sleeve length) (coat)
(b) 44.0 cm (centre back) 41.0 cm (waist, flat) (vest)
(c) 43.0 cm (centre back) 37.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

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, woven in gold on black acetate: COMME des GARÇONS / M
(b) label, centre back neckline, printed (vertically) in ink on white acetate: COMME des GARÇONS
(c) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white acetate: COMME des GARÇONS

Accession Number
2025.398

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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