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Rei Kawakubo
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Skirt)Fall/Winter 1986-1987

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Fashion ensemble on a white mannequin, rear view: salt-and-pepper tweed jacket with black ribbed collar, dramatically pouféd hip panels, and a narrow midi skirt with a cascading ruffle
Fashion ensemble displayed on a white mannequin, consisting of a fitted double-breasted jacket with dark velvet collar and a pencil skirt in grey herringbone wool, with dramatically gathered and draped fabric at the hips and along the skirt hem.
Fashion ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: fitted gray tweed jacket with dark velvet collar, exaggerated gathered peplum, and matching midi skirt with draped fabric detailing at the hip and hem.
Detail photograph of a garment in black-and-white houndstooth fabric, with dramatically gathered and draped volumes at the shoulder and hip, shown against a pale gray background.
Close-up photograph of draped gray houndstooth fabric, showing layered folds and gathered textile against a pale background.
Fashion garment on a white mannequin, close-up of a gray houndstooth wool ensemble with dramatically gathered and draped fabric at the back, forming large sculptural folds above a fitted skirt with a center back vent.
Designer
Rei Kawakubo
Japan, Tokyo, born 1942
Design House
Comme des Garçons
Japan, founded 1969
Title
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Skirt)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Fall/Winter 1986-1987
Medium
Wool/nylon/polyurethane twill
Dimensions
Center back length (a) jacket, collar to hem): 35 in. (88.9 cm) Center back length (b) skirt): 35 in. (88.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lee and Mariana Ambrose
Accession Number
M.2005.140.2a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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