Ensemble
Honoring the tradition of the man's suit while literally tearing it apart, Kawakubo assaults the suit, tearing at the lapels into the aftermath of a ripping, gnashing struggle. The soigné sartorial catalogue of "suitings" is rendered raw, in a Levi-Strauss sense, and brutal, basic, and visible as a fashion process.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Design House: Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969)
- Designer: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born 1942)
- Date: fall/winter 1994–95
- Culture: Japanese
- Medium: wool
- Credit Line: Gift of Harold Koda, 1994
- Object Number: 1994.571a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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