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Tunic

1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Comme Des Garçons (retailer)
Kawakubo, Rei (designer)
Place of origin
Tokyo (city) (made)

Tunic of padded cotton jersey in a deliberately washed-out grey-black material constructed using an asymmetrical pattern.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Object type
Tunic
Materials and techniques
Padded cotton jersey, machine sewn
Cotton Jersey
Padded
Machine Sewn
Brief description
Tunic of padded cotton jersey, designed by Rei Kawakubo, Tokyo, 1983, for Comme des Garçons
Physical description
Tunic of padded cotton jersey in a deliberately washed-out grey-black material constructed using an asymmetrical pattern.
Gallery label
(1988)
WINTER ENSEMBLE
DRESS, TUNIC AND SWEATER
Rei Kawakubo, (Comme des Garçons), Tokyo, 1982
Black cotton dress, woven check tunic and machine-knitted sweater.

The ruched sweater is obscured by the voluminious kimono-sleeved dress with large cowl collar. The fullness of the dress is gathered in by a deep elasticated band which rests on the hips beneath the folds of the cross-over tunic.

Rei Kawakubo is one of the influential group of Japanese designers, who, by defying traditional concepts of couture, have brought a fresh look to Western dress.

Given by Rei Kawakubo
T.168 to B-1985
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1984/ 2226. Part of an ensemble acquired together T.168 to D-1985.
Bibliographic reference
Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.168B-1985

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172066/tunic-kawakubo-rei/
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