Object: Dress
Brand:
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Designer:
Junya Watanabe
(born 1961)
Date: Spring 2001
Medium: White printed nylon and plastic
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2008.46.3
DescriptionSheer white double layer A-line dress printed with photographs of desserts and pastries (fruit tarts; chocolate cake, etc.) with asymmetric neckline trimmed with pearl strands, twisted /entwined at front R neck; asymmetric hem; CB zipper closure; knee length
Label Text:Junya Watanabe’s dress features layers of chiffon printed with imagery of assorted pastries, while strands of pearls are twisted and gnarled at the neckline drawing connections between sweets and complex idealizations of femininity.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Food and Fashion
- Japan Fashion Now