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Rei Kawakubo
Woman's Two-piece DressSpring/Summer 1997

Not on view
Fashion ensemble on a gray mannequin: voluminous sheer white organza top with gathered sleeves and fabric rosette, paired with a dramatically crinkled tan bubble skirt
Fashion photograph of a garment displayed on a gray mannequin: voluminous white sheer organza top with gathered, ruffled layers, paired with a dramatically oversized crinkled kraft-paper-textured golden skirt with an asymmetric, sculptural silhouette.
Fashion photograph of a white mannequin displayed in back three-quarter view, wearing a white short-sleeved fitted bodice and a voluminous pale orange skirt with heavily crinkled, paper-like fabric that billows outward, against a dark gray background.
Fashion photograph of a gray mannequin wearing a white knit short-sleeve top and a voluminous tan skirt in heavily crinkled paper-like fabric, billowing outward at hip level, displayed against a gray background.
White fitted short-sleeve top displayed on a headless mannequin torso, featuring two large padded oval forms at the chest and textured knitted padding at the shoulders, photographed against a dark background.
White fitted garment on a headless mannequin, with three-dimensional padded forms across the chest and textured lattice-knit puffed sleeves, photographed against a dark background with dramatic studio lighting.
Fashion garment displayed on a gray abstract mannequin, photographed against a dark background. Voluminous white translucent fabric forms a crumpled, cloud-like bodice, above an oversized balloon-shaped skirt in crinkled golden-tan paper or paper-like material.
Designer
Rei Kawakubo
Japan, Tokyo, born 1942
Design House
Comme des Garçons
Japan, founded 1969
Title
Woman's Two-piece Dress
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1997
Medium
Blouse: Cotton/nylon net with cotton and Lurex knit; Bumps: Cotton and Lurex knit; Skirt: Plasticized paper
Dimensions
Center back length (Blouse): 21 in. (53.34 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 72 in. (182.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline Schwarcz
Accession Number
AC1997.155.1.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles