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Ensemble

mid-1980s
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ensemble
  • Design House: (a) Miyake Design Studio (Japanese, founded 1970)
  • Designer: (a) Attributed to Issey Miyake (Japanese, 1938–2022)
  • Design House: (b) Kenzo (French, founded 1970)
  • Designer: (b) Kenzo Takada (Japanese, Himeji 1939–2020 Paris)
  • Date: mid-1980s
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Medium: a) cotton; b) silk/wool blend
  • Credit Line: Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.79.18a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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