Coat, bra, skirt, socks and shoes
2008
Bad Taste collection, autumn-winter 2008–09
Medium
cotton, rayon, polyester, polyester (lining), elastic, metal (fastenings), acetate, nylon (lace), leather, metal, rubber, patent leather
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Takamasa Takahashi and David Tune, 2025
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
As the collection title suggests, these works from Kawakubo’s Bad Taste collection parody notions of ‘good taste’ and draw on the subcultural style of rockabilly with a fetishist edge. Kawakubo appropriated tawdry and kitsch materials such as polka-dot tulle, satin underwear and garter-belt frills, with the resulting effect being one of conscious disarray.
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Gloves
(FRANCE)
Wedding dress
(AFGHANISTAN)
Bow tie
YVES SAINT LAURENT, Paris (manufacturer)
Gloves
ITALY
Bag
(ENGLAND)
Fragment
(SPAIN)
Great Exhibition - Crystal Palace Textile
WILLIAM & GEORGE ORME, London (manufacturer)
Gloves
ENGLAND
BAG
Cap
(FRANCE)
Gloves
ENGLAND
Bow tie
YVES SAINT LAURENT, Paris (manufacturer)
Miser's purse
(ENGLAND)
Pleated dress
BOTTEGA VENETA, Italy (fashion house); Tomas MAIER (designer)
Drawstring bag
(FRANCE)
Gloves
SUPERGANTS
Clutch bag
(ENGLAND)
Gloves
DENT
Group of three buttons
CHANEL, Paris (designer)
Cap
BRUSSELS
Waistcoat
(ENGLAND)
Gloves
ITALY
MANTLE
(ENGLAND)
Boots
TOM FORD, New York (fashion house); Tom FORD (designer)
Fragment of brocade
(FRANCE)
Brooch
(ENGLAND)
CAP
Shoe covers
COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Gloves
FRANCE
Glove purse
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, Paris (fashion house); Martin MARGIELA (designer)