Dress
Brand
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Fall/Winter 2007-2008
Nylon and polyurethane knit
Museum purchase
Object number2007.32.1
In late-twentieth century Japan, pink became widely associated with girl culture and its preoccupation with Kawaii or extreme cuteness – demonstrated here by a candy pink doll’s dress merged onto an adult sized sheath. Its details experiment with elements of Kawaii style using ruffles, a Peter Pan collar, and frothy textures. In present-day Japan, however, pink is also imbued with connotations of sex and eroticism, and these have not been lost on fashion anarchist Rei Kawakubo.
DescriptionLong baby doll dress in pink nylon / polyurethane knit with fleece texture; sleeveless, peter pan collar, pieced shaping below knee, and front bodice applique of matching girls' sleeveless ruffled dressCollections
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