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

Not on view
Fashion ensemble of a black-and-white plaid jacket with heavily gathered hip panels and black notched lapels, paired with a slim charcoal skirt, displayed on a hanger

Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons, Woman's Suit (Jacket and Skirt), Fall/Winter 1986-1987, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Marianna Ambrose, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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 twill
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 35 in. (88.9 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 36 1/4 in. (92.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marianna Ambrose
Accession Number
AC1998.195.2.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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