Look 20, top, pants, belt and headpiece
2019
Neo Future collection, autumn-winter 2020
Medium
polyester (jersey, padding), polyester, nylon (netting, tulle), cotton, plastic, wool polyester, plastic, polyvinyl chlordide
Measurements
(a) 47.0 cm (centre back) 50.0 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 107.0 cm (outer leg) 41.0 cm (waist, flat) (pants)
(c) 37.0 × 70.0 × 25.0 cm (belt)
(d) 53.0 cm (outer circumference) 19.0 cm (height) 23.0 cm (width) (headpiece)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2025
© Comme des Garçons
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Echoing the colour palette and divided proportions of Look 1, dress, this neon-pink ensemble was the striking finale of the Neo Future runway. Layers of softly gathered polyester combine with padded, sculptural forms, capturing some of the themes that have underwritten Kawakubo’s practice in recent decades. Driven by a constant search for the new, she overturns fabric hierarchies and conventional patternmaking, playing with scale and distortion to challenge conventional notions of what is considered beautiful.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on cream synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
(b) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on cream synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
(c) label, left side, printed in ink on cream synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
(d) label, centre back band, woven in gold on black synthetic fabric: COMME des GARÇONS
Accession Number
2025.785.a-d
Department
International Fashion and Textiles