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Yohji Yamamoto
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Pants)Fall/Winter 1993-1994

Not on view
Museum mannequin wearing a navy blue double-breasted blazer with cream lapels, matching wide-leg trousers with ivory side stripes, and a navy beret with a small brooch
Fashion garment displayed on a mannequin: a double-breasted navy blazer with wide cream lapels, rows of small metallic studs, exposed decorative zipper trim, and safety pin embellishments at the chest.
Close-up of a navy double-breasted suit jacket with white pin-dot pattern, exposing interior construction: unfinished cream textured lapel with metal hook-and-bar closures, visible zigzag machine stitching along left edge, and a column of hand-stitched white basting stitches at right, with six dark buttons at center front.
Navy wool double-breasted jacket displayed on a mannequin, with deliberately exposed tailor's basting stitches, zigzag seam tape, safety pins, and an unfinished linen collar, presenting construction details as surface decoration.
Navy wool double-breasted suit jacket displayed on a mannequin, with visible tailor's basting stitches in white thread forming vertical lines and a diagonal seam across the front, zigzag machine stitching along edges, and temporary canvas underlining exposed at the collar and lapel.
Fashion garment displayed on a mannequin: navy double-breasted jacket with exposed white woven interfacing at the lapels, visible basting stitches, metal tailor's clips, an unfinished zipper, and hand-stitched seam allowances, presenting construction elements as deliberate design features.
Close-up photograph of dark navy wool suiting fabric with white pin-dot pattern, showing a metal hook-and-eye closure and white zigzag and dash stitching along a seam.

Yohji Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Woman's Suit (Jacket and Pants), Fall/Winter 1993-1994, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. H. Grant Theis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Yohji Yamamoto
Japan, Tokyo, born 1943
Design House
Yohji Yamamoto
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1976
Title
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Pants)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Fall/Winter 1993-1994
Medium
Wool twill (gabardine) with wool and goat hair canvas trim
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 27 in. (68.58 cm) Inseam (Pants): 30 1/2 in. (77.47 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. H. Grant Theis
Accession Number
AC1997.179.1.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles