2016.55.4

Images (6)

Nature_41 Left to right 2010.18.1 (dress), 2016.104.1 (dress), 2016.55.4 (suit)

Nature_37 Left to right 2016.18.1 (shoes case), 2010.18.1 (dress), 2016.104.1 (dress), 2016.55.4 (suit), 81.224.29 (textile wall), 82.3.66 (hat case), 90.106.15 (ensemble), 2014.63.3 (black dress), 91.241.127 (pink dress), P87.31.11B (black bolero), 69.205.7 (dress)

Nature_38 Left to right 2016.18.1 (shoes case), 2010.18.1 (dress), 2016.104.1 (dress), 2016.55.4 (suit), 81.224.29 (textile wall), 82.3.66 (hat case), 90.106.15 (ensemble), 2014.63.3 (black dress), 2017.5.1 (dress), 91.241.127 (pink dress), P87.31.11B (black bolero), 69.205.7 (dress)

Object: Pantsuit

Brand: Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969)

Designer: Rei Kawakubo (born 1942)

Date: 2013

Medium: Cotton velvet

Country: Japan

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2016.55.4

DescriptionSuit; jacket and matching pants in dark red cotton velvet, slashed and sewn into floral shapes.

Label Text:Rei Kawakubo created this suit by artfully manipulating its pattern, making each rosette integral to the design. Suggestive of withering blooms, the rosettes depart from traditional depictions of flowers as feminine and sensual. Kawakubo is known for challenging long-held notions of beauty and gender, and her fall 2013 collection was inspired by the men’s tailoring of Saville Row.

In Collection(s)

Curator's Favorites: Melissa Marra
2010s

Exhibitions:

Force of Nature
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion