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Rei Kawakubo
Man's Suit (Jacket and Trousers)Spring/Summer 1996

Not on view
Museum display of a men's tomato-red woven suit — single-breasted blazer and cuffed trousers — worn over a canary yellow polo shirt and black oxford shoes on a white mannequin
Fashion display on a white mannequin: a two-piece red textured suit with notched lapels and straight-leg trousers, worn over a bright yellow polo shirt, with black leather shoes.
Close-up detail of a red textured fabric garment, showing a welt pocket and a single white four-hole button, with a yellow lining visible at the right edge.
Designer
Rei Kawakubo
Japan, Tokyo, born 1942
Design House
Comme des Garçons
Japan, founded 1969
Label
Comme des Garçons
founded 1984
Title
Man's Suit (Jacket and Trousers)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1996
Medium
Cotton terry cloth
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jacket): 30 7/8 in. (78.42 cm) Inseam (b) Trousers): 31 1/8 in. (79.06 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2007.26.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.