LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Yohji Yamamoto
Woman's DressSpring/Summer 1990

Not on view
Matte black wrap dress on a white mannequin, with a draped, wing-like bodice panel extending to one side and a straight knee-length skirt
Fashion garment displayed on a white mannequin; black draped dress with voluminous fabric wrapped and gathered around the head and upper torso, tapering to a fitted knee-length skirt with asymmetric folds at the hip.
Black dress displayed on a white mannequin, with draped cowl neckline, asymmetric gathered bodice, cap sleeve on one side, and a fitted knee-length skirt with a wrap-style front panel.
Fashion garment displayed on a white mannequin; black draped dress with heavily cowled fabric wrapping the head and shoulders, tapering to a fitted knee-length skirt with structural pleating at the hip.
Detail photograph of a black garment on a mannequin, showing deeply folded and draped fabric at the bodice and sleeve, with sculptural pleating across the torso.
Black sleeveless dress on a white mannequin, with deeply draped and gathered fabric across the bodice, asymmetrical neckline, and a straight knee-length skirt with a front panel detail.
Black draped dress on a white mannequin, shown from the back, with voluminous fabric gathered at the shoulder and cascading in asymmetric folds to knee length.
Black draped garment displayed on a white mannequin, with deeply folded fabric wrapping asymmetrically across the torso, creating sculptural pleats and an open décolletage.
Fashion garment displayed on a white mannequin; black draped dress with asymmetrical wrapped bodice, deep open neckline, and voluminous folds of matte fabric gathered at the torso.
Black draped dress displayed on a white mannequin, rear three-quarter view, with a voluminous cowl back, cap sleeves, and asymmetric hem falling into a diagonal point at lower right.
Fashion photograph of a black draped garment on a white mannequin, shown in profile; structured angular sleeves and gathered fabric at the torso create sharp geometric folds against soft draping below.
Fashion garment displayed on a white mannequin, close-up detail of a dark charcoal structured top with dramatically draped fabric at the shoulder and deeply folded sculptural pleats along the bodice.
Close-up detail of a black garment with deep sculptural folds and draped fabric, showing smooth matte textile with angular pleating at the neckline.

Yohji Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Woman's Dress, Spring/Summer 1990, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Yohji Yamamoto
Japan, Tokyo, born 1943
Design House
Yohji Yamamoto
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1976
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Spring/Summer 1990
Medium
Wool twill (gabardine) with plastic buttons
Dimensions
Length: 70 in. (177.8 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
AC1999.8.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

Related Unframed

Related Unframed

50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble
50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble
  • December 2, 2025
  • Costume and Textiles Department
Behind the Scenes of Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
Behind the Scenes of Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
  • September 23, 2022
  • Jonathan Urban
The Queer Imagination and Fiercely Feminine Designs of Lee Alexander McQueen
The Queer Imagination and Fiercely Feminine Designs of Lee Alexander McQueen
  • June 25, 2022
  • Lilia Destin
This Week at LACMA
This Week at LACMA
  • April 24, 2022
  • Editors
This Week at LACMA
This Week at LACMA
  • April 17, 2022
  • Editors
2021 Summer Getty Marrow Intern in Conservation: Internship Summary
2021 Summer Getty Marrow Intern in Conservation: Internship Summary
  • October 12, 2021
  • Madison Brockman, Izik Vu
Behind-the-Scenes in Costume and Textiles—PACMA Edition: Part 2
Behind-the-Scenes in Costume and Textiles—PACMA Edition: Part 2
  • June 24, 2020
  • Jennifer Iacovelli
Make Art @ Home—Resist Dyeing in Your Kitchen
Make Art @ Home—Resist Dyeing in Your Kitchen
  • June 11, 2020
  • Staphany Cheng
Behind-the-Scenes in Costume and Textiles—PACMA Edition
Behind-the-Scenes in Costume and Textiles—PACMA Edition
  • April 8, 2020
  • Madeleine Heppermann, Rachel Tu
This Weekend at LACMA
This Weekend at LACMA
  • November 2, 2018
  • Victor Guzman
Reinventing the Women’s Uniform: A Fashion Design Masterclass with Jason Wu, MADWORKSHOP, and LACMA
Reinventing the Women’s Uniform: A Fashion Design Masterclass with Jason Wu, MADWORKSHOP, and LACMA
  • October 15, 2018
  • Michaela Hansen
LACMA Goes to the Getty: Costume on Loan to "Icons of Style"
LACMA Goes to the Getty: Costume on Loan to "Icons of Style"
  • July 17, 2018
  • Melinda Webber Kerstein
Recent Costume and Textiles Department Acquisitions: Costume Council Fund
Recent Costume and Textiles Department Acquisitions: Costume Council Fund
  • February 12, 2018
  • Costume and Textiles Department
Restoring LACMA’s New Vicente Albán Paintings from Ecuador
Restoring LACMA’s New Vicente Albán Paintings from Ecuador
  • February 4, 2015
  • Ilona Katzew, Head, Latin American Art, and Joseph Fronek, Head, Paintings Conservation
New Acquisition: 158 Couture Designs, 1880-2008
New Acquisition: 158 Couture Designs, 1880-2008
  • January 9, 2013
Looking Back on Fashioning Fashion
Looking Back on Fashioning Fashion
  • March 25, 2011
  • Scott Tennent
Living in the House of Worth
Living in the House of Worth
  • March 23, 2011
A Major Acquisition in European Fashion
A Major Acquisition in European Fashion
  • January 6, 2009