Ensemble

Design House Comme des Garçons Japanese
 Designer Rei Kawakubo Japanese

Not on view

Rei Kawakubo is known for radical silhouettes that question conventional notions of beauty. Her avant-garde creations posit new relationships between the body and the garment based on elements ranging from negative space to Buddhist principles and the kimono. The designer has said that this armature, made up of a patchwork of several strips of floral jacquard fabrics pieced together with rivets, conjures up “punks in the eighteenth century, which was a time of so many revolutions.” Combining tradition with transgression, the designer creates a rebellious, yet romantic silhouette.

On view from October 22, 2022–February 20, 2023

Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese

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Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese
Ensemble, Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969), (a–l, o, p, t, u, gg–kk) silk, polyester; (m, n, q–s, ll–ww) polyester, rayon, acrylic, nylon; (v–bb) rayon, polyester; (cc–ff) polyester, acetate; (xx, yy) cotton, acetate, nylon; (zz, aaa) cotton, acrylic, polyester, Japanese

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