Object: Ensemble
Brand:
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Designer:
Rei Kawakubo
(born 1942)
Date: Fall 2016
Medium: Polyester, acetate, nylon, faux fur, rubber, and cotton
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2016.6.1
DescriptionTunic and pants in shades of pink and metallic acetate, polyester, nylon lame floral jacquard, with pink faux fur and rubber shoes and white cotton socks
Label Text:Pink can be fierce and feminist, punk and powerful — as Rei Kawakubo’s woman warrior in floral body armor demonstrates. This look comes from the Comme des Garçons “18th-Century Punk” collection.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color
- Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion