Object: Dress
Brand:
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Designer:
Junya Watanabe
(born 1961)
Date: Spring 2005
Medium: Gold metal zippers and cotton
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2005.47.1
DescriptionJumper dress with asymmetrical halter top of multiple gold metal zippers and full black ankle-length skirt
Label Text:A protégé of Rei Kawakubo, Junya Watanabe has developed a style that often draws on technology. With this dress, he utilizes a plethora of zippers in a highly unconventional way, and his combination of metal and textile is oddly reminiscent of much early armor. Through their placement, the zippers also reference jewelry.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Love & War: The Weaponized Woman
- Japan Fashion Now