Evening coat
Brand
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Designer
Rei Kawakubo
(born 1942)
Fall 1997
Polyester and rayon / acrylic / lame blend
Gift of Anonymous Donor
Object number2010.1.40
Comme des Garçons’s Adult Punk collection blended luxurious fabrics and irreverent construction techniques. In this jacket, Rei Kawakubo’s signature deconstructed aesthetic is especially evident in the sleeves, where contrasting sheer and heavy fabrics are intricately cut and seamed. Vogue applauded the collection for managing to “appear complex and naïve at the same time.”
DescriptionSheer gold polyester fitted long collarless evening coat with gold floral brocade panels in rayon / acrylic / lame blend with frayed edges adhered to front, back and sleeves; asymmetrical princess seams at upper bodice extending from waist darts; narrow straight-cut; bias binding at neckline and CF; seamed and pieced kimono sleevesCollections
Exhibitions