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Gloves

COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house), Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Gloves
 1983
Gloves, Skirts, Quilted Big Coats collection, autumn-winter 1983–84

Medium
wool

Measurements
(a-b) 61.0 × 19.0 cm (each)

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

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Gallery location
Not on display

 

About this work

Kawakubo is known for her conceptual and avant-garde leanings, the use of black and a groundbreaking approach to form and function. Here, she pursues texture by knotting, tying and pinching the fabric to create movement, combined with irregular pattern-making to create shape. This collection, Gloves, Skirts, Quilted Big Coats, is indicative of Kawakubo’s interest in experimental construction techniques.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(b) label, right seamline, woven in gold on black acetate: COMME des GARÇONS

Accession Number
2025.295.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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